Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn: Date: ca. 1942 - 1943. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Duke Ellington with composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer Alfredo Gustar inside the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ellington is seated at a piano and Gustar is sitting on top. Strayhorn stands to the side of the piano, between the other two men. A floral patterned curtain covers a window in the center background. The back of the photograph has an inscription: 71PRXGT, a printed notation, and several stickers.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1942 - 1943
- Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
- Subject of: Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967
- Subject of: Alfredo Gustar, American
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
- Place captured: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Tap dancing
- Object number: 2014.302.45
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- 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: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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