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Pharoah Sanders, 1980: Museum Object and Cultural History

Pharoah Sanders, 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Pharoah Sanders, American, born 1940.

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The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Pharoah Sanders playing saxaphone during a performance in Los Angeles, CA. Sanders is photographed from the front and the waist up. He wears a horizontally striped shirt and jeans.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • Date: 1980
  • Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
  • Subject of: Pharoah Sanders, American, born 1940
  • 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 10 9/16 in. (35.2 x 26.8 cm)
  • Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
  • Place captured: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
  • Topic: African American
  • Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
  • Topic: Jazz (Music)
  • Topic: Photography
  • Object number: 2012.164.103
  • 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

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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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