Ray Bryant, 1979: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ray Bryant, 1979: Date: ca. 1979. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Ray Bryant, American, 1931 - 2011.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Ray Bryant posing in front of a piano in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The portrait is shot across a piano behind which Bryant poses. Bryant smiles broadly and wears a light colored camp shirt. He is lit from the side with much of the photo in shadow.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1979
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Ray Bryant, American, 1931 - 2011
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 1/16 in. (35.4 x 25.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.99
- 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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