Joe Newman and Harold Mabern Jr., 1977: Museum Object and Cultural History
Joe Newman and Harold Mabern Jr., 1977: Date: ca. 1977. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Joe Newman, American, 1922 - 1992.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musicians Joe Newman (left) and Harold Mabern Jr. (right) in New York City. Newman wears glasses and a white shirt and is standing behind the piano where Mabern sits. Both men are shot from a low angle in left-profile.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1977
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Joe Newman, American, 1922 - 1992
- Subject of: Harold Mabern Jr., American, born 1936
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in. (34.7 x 23.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (35 x 24.9 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: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.100
- 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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