Philippe Wynne and Purvis Jackson of the The Spinners with Linda Jackson and the wife and daughter of radio DJ Detroit Benson, Circle Star Theater, June 1973: Museum Object and Cul

The object in the museum catalogue

This black and white photograph depicts a group of five people; two men, two women and a little girl. On the left is a woman dressed in a light colored shirt and pants, with a light colored purse over her right shoulder. Next to her is a man in a light colored shirt under a dark jacket and dark pants, who stands with his right arm around her. On his other side is a shorter woman in a light colored, collared shirt and dark vest, with dark pants and a dark purse. She stands slightly sideways to the viewer. Standing in front of her is a little girl wearing a dress in a pattered fabric that wraps around her leaving one shoulder bare. The little girl stands squarely in front of the viewer but turns her head to look over her right shoulder. On her other side stands a tall man dressed in a light colored short sleeve shirt and pants with his hands clasped behind his back. In the background is a man sitting on a stool. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#31."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: June 1973
• Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
• Subject of: Spinners, American, founded 1954
• Subject of: Philippé Wynne, American, 1941 - 1984
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Subject of: Linda A. Jackson, American
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.9 × 24 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.1 × 25.1 cm)
• Place depicted: San Carlos, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2016.117.31
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
• 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: © Linda A. Jackson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.