Lou Donaldson, 1994: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lou Donaldson, 1994: Date: 1994. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Lou Donaldson, American, born 1926.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Lou Donaldson playing alto saxaphone during a performance in Charlotte, NC. Donaldson is photographed from a low angle and slightly to the right. He is shown from the waist up and wears a light colored suit and patterned tie. Two stage lights are visible just above his head.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Lou Donaldson, American, born 1926
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (34.9 x 24 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 28 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.102
- 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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