Joe Wilder, 1993: Museum Object and Cultural History
Joe Wilder, 1993: Date: 1993. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Joe Wilder, American, born 1922.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Joe Wilder playing trumpet during a performance in Charlotte, NC. Wilder is photographed from the right and a low angle. He wears a checked suit and holds his trumpet to his face, with the instrument and his hands partly obscuring his face.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1993
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Joe Wilder, American, born 1922
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23.6 x 34.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27 x 35.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Place captured: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.95
- 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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