Johnny Mathis at the mic, c. 1952: Museum Object and Cultural History
Johnny Mathis at the mic, c. 1952: Date: ca. 1952. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Johnny Mathis, American, born 1935.
The object in the museum catalogue
This black and white photograph depicts Johnny Mathis standing at a microphone. Wearing a black suit over a white shirt and tie, he stands in front of a microphone with his head turned to his right. Behind him are two chairs and a drum set. Text is painted on the chairs; the left hand chair reads "Red [?]ouey." The chair on the right reads "Jose."
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1952
- Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
- Subject of: Johnny Mathis, American, born 1935
- Subject of: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Place depicted: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Bebop (Music)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Nightlife
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.117.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
- 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: © Linda A. Jackson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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