Photographic print of Lionel Hampton and Bill Nunn: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Lionel Hampton standing to left of Bill Nunn Sr. Hampton's arm drapes around Nunn. Both men look directly at each other and smile. Hampton and Nunn stand in a darkened room; there is an upright piano and mic stand aligned with the left of the frame. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker with a caption and a yellow circle sticker.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1944
• Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
• Subject of: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
• Subject of: William Goldwyn Nunn Jr., American, 1924 - 2014
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (16.7 × 22.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: U.S. History, 1933-1945
• Object number: 2014.302.44
• 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.