Photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing with other musicians in a recording studio: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a color photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing with other musicians in a recording studio. In the image Jimi Hendrix is seated in between two other seated musicians. He wears a black shirt and black pants and holds an electric guitar on his lap. There is a microphone in a stand in front of him. He gazes downwards at the guitar. To his left is a man wearing a short sleeve green and white plaid shirt and grey pants. He holds a guitar on his lap and gazes towards the viewer. On Jimi Hendrix’s right is another musician in a light colored short sleeve shirt and black hat. He holds his guitar on his lap as he turns towards Jimi Hendrix. Standing behind them are two other men. One wears a button down brown shirt and the other wears a black and white plaid shirt and black pants. They both gaze directly at the viewer. Several microphones of various heights are set up around the room. In the foreground is a large square amplifier set up on a metal folding chair.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1965
• Subject of: Jimi Hendrix, American, 1942 - 1970
• Subject of: Curtis Knight, American, 1929 - 1999
• Subject of: Ray Lucas, American, 1939 - 2017
• Subject of: Ed "Bugs" Gregory, American
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: ink on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 4 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (11.5 × 16.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 5 × 7 5/16 in. (12.7 × 18.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2021.102.4.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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