Wayne Shorter, 1976: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wayne Shorter, 1976: Date: 1976. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Wayne Shorter, American, born 1933.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Wayne Shorter performing in Miami, FL. Shorter is photographed from the front and leans back while playing the soprano saxaphone. He wears a plaid shirt and has his eyes closed.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1976
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Wayne Shorter, American, born 1933
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/16 in. (35 x 23.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.3 x 26.1 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: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.93
- 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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