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  • At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
    Date
    1950
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
    Caption
    At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan - Club Oasis, Western Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Calif., 1950
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan singing at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California. Vaughan wears a dress and looks at the camera out of the corner of her eye.
    Place depicted
    Western Avenue, Central, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.150
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57744b03e-7fa7-4e0d-8cc6-261adeaaf16b
  • Great American Musicians

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
    Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
    Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
    Howard, David
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
    Caption
    Great American Musicians - Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, David Howard, Club Oasis, Western Ave., Central Los Angeles, California, 1950's
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 202.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and David Howard at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California.
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.148
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca2bfe04-f2b7-403d-a58b-9553f333e152
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