Photograph by

Spitzer, David D., American

Subject of

Big Johnson, Jack, American, 1940 - 2011

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (34.8 x 24.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 11/16 x 10 7/8 in. (34.8 x 27.7 cm)

H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1990

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Big Jack Johnson playing a dark guitar with his initials, BJJ, on the body of it at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a white hat and bracelet and he is smiling.

Topic

African American

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

2012.164.45

Restrictions & Rights

© David D. Spitzer

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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