Untitled (Dizzy Gillespie at Yoors' studio loft): Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Black and white photograph of the famous jazz musician, Dizzy Gellespie playing the trumpet while visiting the photographer Jan Yoors in his studio. The image was captured in March 1962 but was printed from the original negative under the supervision of the Yoors Family Partnership, LLC in December 2010. The photograph includes on the verso an estate stamp with the estate signature, title, negative and print date, edition number, managing partner and copyright.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1962; printed December 2, 2010
• Created by: Jan Yoors, Flemish American, 1922 - 1977
• Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
• Type: photographic prints
• Medium: photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 8 1/8 x 12 3/16 in. (20.6 x 31 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (paper): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2011.162.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, courtesy of Yoors Family and L. Parker Stephenson Gallery
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © 2010 Jan Yoors Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.