Joshua Redman, 1990: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Joshua Redman playing saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. He is photographed from a low angle from the waist up. He wears a white shirt, patterned vest, sunglasses and a white baseball cap with an [X] on the front of it. Another musician is out of focus but visible behind him.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1990
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Joshua Redman, American, born 1969
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.2 x 23.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in. (35.4 x 27.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
• Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2012.164.139
• 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.