Photograph by

Spitzer, David D., American

Subject of

Holmes, Sherman, American

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)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date

1996

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.

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

2012.164.46

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