Stevie Wonder in concert: Museum Object and Cultural History
Stevie Wonder in concert: Date: July 23, 1978. Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940. Subject of: Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Stevie Wonder performing at the "Longest Walk" benefit concert at the National Guard Armory in Washington. Wonder is depicted in profile, seated at a piano and singing into the microphone. He wears a dark colored jacket with a light colored stripe down the sleeve. The photographer's stamp is on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
- Subject of: Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 3/16 x 8 in. (25.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Motown (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2011.15.128
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
- 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: © Milton Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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