Photograph of Felton W. Williams Jr. playing an electric guitar: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Felton W. Williams Jr. playing an electric guitar: Date: 1970s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Felton W. Williams playing an electric guitar in a living room. He is wearing a blue plaid shirt and brown pants. There are two microphone stands near him and a bookshelf full of books behind him. A couch and coffee table are also visible as is a globe and framed family photographs.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012
- Type: dye diffusion transfer prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 3 3/8 × 3 13/16 in. (8.5 × 9.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Pentecostal
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Technology
- Object number: 2011.64.4
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Felton W. Williams, Jr.
- 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: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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