Illinois Jacquet, 1975: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Illinois Jacquet playing tenor saxaphone during a performance in New York City. Jacquet is photographed from a low angle and from the chest up. His eyes are closed while he plays and he wears a dark striped suit jacket, white dress shirt, and thick rimmed glasses.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Illinois Jacquet, American, 1922 - 2004
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (35 x 24 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in. (35.3 x 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2012.164.155
• 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

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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.