Sonny Terry, 1978: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sonny Terry, 1978: Date: ca. 1978. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Sonny Terry, American, 1911 - 1986.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and white photograph of Piedmont blues musician Sonny Terry performing in Miami, FL. Terry is lit from the front but most of the photo is in darkness. He holds his hands cupped around the microphone with his face quite close to it. He wears a watch, several rights, and glasses.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1978
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Sonny Terry, American, 1911 - 1986
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 7/16 x 9 13/16 in. (24 x 25 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/16 x 13 15/16 in. (26.5 x 35.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.61
- 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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