Popsy Dixon, 1996: Museum Object and Cultural History
Popsy Dixon, 1996: Date: ca. 1996. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Popsy Dixon, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Popsy Dixon, drummer for the blues band, The Holmes Brothers, playing drums during a performance in Clearwater, FL. Dixon is photographed in right-profile while performing. He wears a patterned shirt and sings into a microphone. He wears gloves while holding drumsticks.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1996
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Popsy Dixon, American
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (34.5 x 23.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.109
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- 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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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