Louis Armstrong, On his bus somewhere in Connecticut en route to Tanglewood, 1960: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Louis Armstrong, Connecticut, 1960. En route to the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, a dark-haired man, Louis Armstrong, faces the photographer, seated. He holds a cigarette in his proper right hand and wears a striped bright shirt, unbuttoned. Around his neck hangs a Star of David pendant. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960; printed 1995
• Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American
• Subject of: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
• Signed by: Herb Snitzer, American
• Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 15 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (38.9 × 26.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 × 14 9/16 in. (48.2 × 37 cm)
• Place captured: Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Arts and music festivals
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2019.62.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Herb Snitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.