Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970: Museum Object and Cultural History
Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970: Date: 1970. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991.
The object in the museum catalogue
This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A microphone is visible at the extreme right of the image.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970
- Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born analog
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 5604 pixels × 9079 pixels, 97.05 MB
- Place depicted: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2014.116.31
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- 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: © Robert Houston Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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