Photograph of Howlin' Wolf, Pete Cosey, and Gene Barge during recording session: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Howlin' Wolf, Pete Cosey, Gene Barge and two unidentified men in a recording studio. At left, largely obscured by an acoustic panel, is a man holding an electric guitar. Howlin' Wolf is second from left, seated in front of acoustic panels with a microphone and music stand positioned in front of him. He wears a short-sleave button-down shirt, trousers, and dark shoes and socks. In front of him are Pete Cosey holding an electric guitar and Gene Barge wearing a white shirt and dark trousers. All four are looking to an unidentified man facing away from the camera. Man is balding and appears to be wearing a suit. Foreground has amplifiers and a record player. There are no marks on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Howlin' Wolf, American, 1910 - 1976
• Subject of: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
• Subject of: Gene Barge, American, born 1926
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 6 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (15.8 × 20.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 8 × 8 9/16 in. (20.3 × 21.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blues (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2021.105.13
• 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

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