Miles Davis, NYC, You're Under Arrest Shoot #1: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Black and white photograph of Miles Davis seated holding a trumpet upright in his lap. He wears a dark shirt, pants, and black fedora hat. His PR hand pinches the front of his hat as he looks straight at the camera. His PL hand holds a trumpet with the horn resting in his lap and the mouthpiece obscuring his nose. He is seated in front of a light background. The image is situated on a white background. Below the lower left corner is the title, date, and print number in hand-written text in black ink [Miles Davis NYC 1985 You're Under Arrest Shoot #1 12/150]. Below the lower right corner is the artist's signature [A. Barboza]. On the back of the print in a repeating pattern is the paper manufacturer logo: [EPSON].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985
• Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 × 13 in. (48.3 × 33 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 15 5/16 × 12 1/2 in. (38.9 × 31.8 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.157.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Barboza
• 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.