The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled: Date: 1946-1948. Photograph by: Wayne F. Miller, American, 1918 - 2013. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of blues musicians at the Maxwell Street flea market. The man closest to the camera is playing a Silvertone Aristocrat model, an archtop semiacoustic guitar. To his left is a second man sitting on the curb. A third man sits on the front bumper of the car, with his right elbow on his leg and his right hand holding his face and cigarette. A fourth man is pictured next to the third man, but his face is cut off.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1946-1948
- Photograph by: Wayne F. Miller, American, 1918 - 2013
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
- Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2009.24.4
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © Magnum Photos Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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