Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, 1988: Museum Object and Cultural History
Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, 1988: Date: 1988. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, American, 1937 - 1997.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Johnny "Clyde" Copeland performing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Copeland is photographed from the chest up and is mostly in shadow. He looks down at his guitar, which is not visible, but wears a wide strap over his left shoulder with [TEXAS] stitched vertically down it.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, American, 1937 - 1997
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (35 x 23.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 11/16 in. (35.4 x 27.1 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.164.113
- 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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