Photographic print of Erroll Garner speaking to a woman: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph depicting Erroll Garner and Ethel Ramos Harris standing in front of a framed illustration of a building. He wears a two-tone tuxedo and bow tie; the woman wears a cap-sleeved, knee-length dress with a midriff cutout. She also wears gloves and a layered tulle headpiece. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers and a yellow circle sticker.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 1947
• Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
• Subject of: Erroll Garner, American, 1923 - 1977
• Subject of: Ethel Hermia Ramos Harris, American, 1905 - 1993
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.9 × 16.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.302.35
• 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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