Photographic print of Fats Domino at the piano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Fats Domino at the piano: Date: 1970s; printed 2012. Photograph by: Johnny Diamond, German. Subject of: Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017.
The object in the museum catalogue
This color photograph depicts Fats Domino in a matching yellow or off-white shirt and trouser outfit sitting at a piano. His hands are on the piano keys, but he looks towards the camera rather than the sheet music on the piano. The wall behind him has a gold flower pattern and possibly hanging artwork at the top right. On the back is printed: "O-JD8767 N- Img_02828FINALFINALn U-1 / LABINPUT2, ©2012 Johnny Diamond". The right and left edges of the print are slightly curled.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s; printed 2012
- Photograph by: Johnny Diamond, German
- Subject of: Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017
- Type: color photographs
- Type: portraits
- Medium: ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (17.5 x 21.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2013.59.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antoine "Fats" Domino
- 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: ©2012 Johnny Diamond Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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