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  • Mr. & Mrs. Louis Armstrong pose in front of his Bop City mural

    Mr. & Mrs. Louis Armstrong pose in front of his Bop City mural

    Photograph by
    Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999
    Subject of
    Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
    Armstrong, Lucille, American, 1914 - 1983
    Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1955
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson. They stand in front of a mural of Louis Armstrong, wearing a dark suit and bowtie, playing his trumpet. Louis Armstrong standing in front of his image wears a dark suit with a light colored bowtie. He points with his left thumb at his image. To his left is Lucille Wilson, wearing a dark coat dress, a fur wrap and fur hat. She carries a large black handbag. Over her head on the wall is a sign with text that reads “Cousin/ Jimbo/ for Mayor." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text "#10."
    Topic
    African American
    Bebop (Music)
    Entertainers
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
    Object number
    2016.117.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Linda A. Jackson
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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