Eddie's Hands- 1960: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white silver gelatin photograph of a man holding the neck of a double bass. During a Count Basie Orchestra recording session in New York City, 1960, Eddie Jones is captured in the blurred background of a photograph focused on his hands, which are intertwined around the stringed neck of his instrument. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960; printed 1995
• Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American
• Subject of: Eddie Jones
• Subject of: Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984
• Signed by: Herb Snitzer, American
• Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 15 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (38.9 × 26.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 × 14 9/16 in. (48.2 × 37 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blues (Music)
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2019.62.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Herb Snitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.