Photograph of Pete Cosey with guitar: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Pete Cosey with guitar: Date: 2009. Photograph by: Audrey Cho. Subject of: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Pete Cosey holding an electric guitar in front of a decorative fabric backdrop. Cosey faces proper right while fingering guitar with left hand. He wears a black shirt and black sunglasses. Backdrop features a white, pink, green, and blue floral pattern. Over his left shoulder is an Eye of Horus symbol in white and blue. Back of photograph bears repeating watermark for Kodak PerfectTouch Paper. Printed on back, upside down in black ink is [KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery / 09SEP05 CGK9 ID28605289141].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2009
- Photograph by: Audrey Cho
- Subject of: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
- Type: color photographs
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image and sheet): 3 15/16 × 6 in. (10 × 15.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2021.105.8
- 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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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: © Audrey Cho Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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