Photocopy of a photograph of Pete Cosey performing with a jazz ensemble: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A reproduction of a color photograph of five men playing instruments. From the left: unidentified man on two conga drums, an unidentified man on saxophone, Pete Coset on electric guitar, John Stubblefield on saxophone, and Billy Cobham on drums. While Stubblefield plays saxophone, others look to proper left at focus that is out of field. There are scratches on the image at top right and stains along the margin at bottom left and bottom right. Reverse has stains at bottom center and bottom right. There are no other marks on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
• Subject of: Billy Cobham, Panamanian American, born 1944
• Subject of: John Stubblefield, American, 1945 - 2005
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: photocopies
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 1/16 × 10 5/8 in. (18 × 27 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2021.105.12
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
• 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: Unknown – Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.