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  • Papa John Creach, 1994

    Photograph by
    Spitzer, David D., American
    Subject of
    Creach, Papa John, American, 1917 - 1994
    Date
    ca. 1994
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Papa John Creach playing violin at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a multicolored hat, white shirt, and a leather jacket. He is holding the violin in his left hand and the bow in his right hand.
    Place captured
    Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Blues (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
    Object number
    2012.164.33
    Restrictions & Rights
    © David D. Spitzer
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5478b1c61-5245-4ad7-9185-f12a63466ab7
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