Photographic print of W.C. Handy: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of W.C. Handy: Date: September 1952. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet in front of a small audience. He stands next to a piano and plays directly into a ribbon microphone mounted on a mic stand. In the background, in what appears to be a round room, are two men and a woman seated in armchairs. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker, a caption sticker, and a usage sticker.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: September 1952
- Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Object number: 2014.302.46
- 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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