Lester Bowie, Sweet Basil, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lester Bowie, Sweet Basil, NYC: Date: 1980s. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Lester Bowie, American, 1941 - 1999.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Lester Bowie at Sweet Basil, NYC. Bowie stands at the beginning of a hallway, next to a tuba. He wears a long white jacket over darker colored shirt, tie and pants. To the right of him, a board announces the scheduled performances, reading: [SWEET BASIL / THIS WEEK LESTER BOWIE BRASS FANTASY] at the top. On the back is an inscription with the title, date and photographer's signature and stamp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1980s
- Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
- Subject of: Lester Bowie, American, 1941 - 1999
- Subject of: Sweet Basil, American, 1974 - 2001
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 8 × 12 7/16 in. (20.3 × 31.6 cm)
- Place captured: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Nightlife
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2016.99.25
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © Anthony Barboza Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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