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Roy Meriwether, 1992

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Meriwether, Roy, American, born 1943

Date: 1992

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 3/8 in. (34.8 x 23.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 11/16 in. (35 x 27.2 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Roy Meriwether playing piano during a performance in Clearwater, FL. Meriwether is photographed in left-profile while sitting at a piano. He wears a dark colored polo shirt and has his head slightly lowered with his eyes closed.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.106

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5366730f6-fd44-4990-ab1a-7b7113c0c371

Houston Person, 1990

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Person, Houston, American, born 1934

Date: 1990

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (34.7 x 23.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (35 x 26.6 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and record producer Houston Person playing tenor saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Person is photographed from the waist up at a low angle. He holds his saxaphone to his lips and stands in front of a microphone. He wears a patterned camp shirt and has his eyes closed.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.107

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55aae31c9-9be5-49f7-89d3-48c1f3d7a09c

Popsy Dixon, 1996

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Dixon, Popsy, American

Date: ca. 1996

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (34.5 x 23.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Popsy Dixon, drummer for the blues band, The Holmes Brothers, playing drums during a performance in Clearwater, FL. Dixon is photographed in right-profile while performing. He wears a patterned shirt and sings into a microphone. He wears gloves while holding drumsticks.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas 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: 2012.164.109

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4a1c46a-8046-459b-af14-34c4ff6a5708

Wendell Holmes, 1996

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Holmes, Wendell, American

Date: 1996

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 13/16 x 9 3/8 in. (35.1 x 23.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Wendell Holmes, of the blues band The Holmes Brothers, performing in Clearwater, FL. The photo is taken head-on and Holmes stands in front of a microphone, with a small portion of his guitar just visible in the lower right corner. He sings with his right hand raised over his head and his eyes closed. He wears a black t-shirt with white decoration and glasses.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Blues (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.115

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8443997-9313-4943-bdae-5dc7cf31f539

Sonny Rollins, 1989

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Sonny Rollins, American, born 1930

Date: 1989

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (35 x 23.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 11/16 in. (35.3 x 27.2 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Sonny Rollins playing saxaphone during a performance in Clearwater, FL. Rollins is photographed in left-profile from the waist up. He holds his saxaphone in front of him and it is slightly blurred from motion. He wears a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and sunglasses.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.121

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e8e4913-2592-436e-8a67-61985b54d670

Joshua Redman, 1990

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Redman, Joshua, American, born 1969

Date: ca. 1990

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.2 x 23.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in. (35.4 x 27.4 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Joshua Redman playing saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. He is photographed from a low angle from the waist up. He wears a white shirt, patterned vest, sunglasses and a white baseball cap with an [X] on the front of it. Another musician is out of focus but visible behind him.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Composers (Musicians); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.139

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ed880de-550c-4bb8-9a26-0200e26e8938

Tuck & Patti, 1992

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Andress, Tuck, American; Cathcart, Patti, American

Date: 1992

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 9/16 x 13 13/16 in. (24.3 x 35.1 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.3 cm); H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz duo Tuck & Patti performing at a concert in Clearwater, FL. The pair are photographed from a low angle with stage lights visible above their heads. Tuck is on the left and holds a guitar while wearing a white suit. Patti is on the right holding a microphone in her left hand and singing with her eyes closed. She wears a light colored dress and a ribbon in her hair.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.157

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c09f2a53-361e-4626-bf52-234a68ffafc6

Milt Hinton, 1991

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Milt Hinton, American, 1910 - 2000

Date: 1991

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in. (34.8 x 23.3 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 3/16 in. (35.3 x 25.8 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Milt Hinton playing bass at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Hinton is photographed from the knees up as he plucks his bass. Hinton is looking at sheet music on a music stand to his left. He wears a dark suit jacket and elaborate bolo tie.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.173

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b28728f5-b68f-4ec2-9f39-e6676b10ff04

Dexter Gordon, 1977

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Gordon, Dexter, American, 1923 - 1990

Date: 1977

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (34.9 x 24.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 1/2 in. (35.1 x 26.7 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Dexter Gordon playing the saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Gordon is photographed from the knees up at a low angle. He wears dark slacks, a light dress shirt and a dark vest.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.176

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfdeb8fc-21da-4768-b223-64a83e41008d

Ernie Watts, 1992

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Watts, Ernie, American, born 1945

Date: 1992

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 13/16 x 9 1/8 in. (35.1 x 23.1 cm); H x W (Sheet): 14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in. (35.7 x 26.6 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Ernie Watts playing saxophone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. He is wearing a white collared shirt and is behind a microphone. His eyes are closed and his lips are pursed as he blows into the saxophone.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography; Rhythm and blues (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.23

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a53fc8c-e77c-4436-9543-2d24caca2c3f

Sherman Holmes, 1996

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Holmes, Sherman, American

Date: 1996

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.2 x 24.2 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Sherman Holmes playing guitar during a performance in Clearwater, FL. He is wearing a black cap and a dark shirt. He is wearing a white lanyard around his neck and his left hand is visible on the neck of the guitar.

Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas 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: 2012.164.46

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd502e73cb6-d08f-4622-a258-ed18816a2ab1

Little Jimmy Scott, 1993

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Little Jimmy Scott, American, 1925 - 2014

Date: ca. 1993

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 3/4 x 13 11/16 in. (24.7 x 34.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (27.1 x 35 cm); H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz vocalist "Little" Jimmy Scott singing during a performance in Clearwater, FL. Scott is photographed from the left from a slightly low angle, with the ceiling of the performance venue visible. He holds his microphone in his left hand and the cord is threaded through his right hand, which is held aloft with the index finger pointing upwards. He wears a light colored suit and checked button up shirt. His eyes are closed as he sings.