Frank Foster, 1988: Museum Object and Cultural History
Frank Foster, 1988: Date: 1988. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Frank Foster, American, 1928 - 2011.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of musician and composer Frank Foster posing with a saxaphone in Hialeah, FL. The photograph is taken head on and is outdoors. Foster stands in a white shirt, dark slacks and sunglasses with his hands clasped around his saxaphone, which hangs from his neck. A cymbal and another saxaphone are visible in the lower portion of the frame.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Frank Foster, American, 1928 - 2011
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34.6 x 23.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 in. (35.4 x 25.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.75
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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