Hammond B: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hammond B: Date: 2007. Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949. Type: chromogenic color prints.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of the destroyed keyboard of a Hammond organ. The top row of keys is largely destroyed, and the entirety of the keyboard is covered in rust, rubble, and mold. There are no marks on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2007
- Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 40 1/16 × 50 5/16 in. (101.7 × 127.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 42 15/16 × 76 13/16 in. (109 × 195.1 cm)
- Place depicted: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2016.133.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © Frank L. Stewart Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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