Little Ed Williams, 1992: Museum Object and Cultural History
Little Ed Williams, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Lil' Ed Williams, American, born 1955.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Lil' Ed Williams playing guitar duing a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Williams is standing in front of a microphone while playing his guitar. A slide is visible on Williams's right pinky finger. He wears a black t-shirt that with [CERTIFIED / ED HEAD] printed on the right shoulder. He smiles broadly.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1992
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Lil' Ed Williams, American, born 1955
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (35 x 23.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 x 10 5/8 in. (35.5 x 27 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: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.164.60
- 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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