Sonny Stitt, 1980: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sonny Stitt, 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Sonny Stitt, American, 1924 - 1982.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz saxaphonist Sonny Stitt playing during a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Stitt is photographed almost full body and from the left. He stands playing the saxaphone in front of a microphone and wears a light colored striped suit. Just behind him is another unidentified musician.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1980
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Sonny Stitt, American, 1924 - 1982
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in. (34.6 x 23.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.3 x 27.9 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: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.94
- 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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