Sam Myers, 1994: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sam Myers, 1994: Date: 1994. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Sam Myers, American, 1936 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Sam Myers on stage behind a microphone during a performance in Miami Beach, FL. He is wearing a grey suit and black glasses. His hands are up by his neck and he is holding something in his left hand. The headstock of a Gibson guitar is in the frame and out of focus at the left edge of the image.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Sam Myers, American, 1936 - 2006
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (34.9 x 23.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 11/16 in. (34.9 x 27.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.164.36
- 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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