Photograph by

Herron, Gaylord Oscar, American

Subject of

Wilson, Robert, American, 1956 - 2010

Cain's Ballroom, American, founded 1924

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 1346pixels × 1027pixels

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1973

Description

A sepia toned digital image of Robert Wilson wearing a 1970s-style floral printed collared shirt, black top hat, holding a bass guitar. On the wall above him is a large framed photograph of the singer Hank Williams wearing a white suit and cowboy hat, holding an acoustic guitar and standing in front of a WSN microphone.

Topic

African American

American West

Funk (Music)

Nightlife

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaylord Oscar Herron

Object number

2012.67.44

Restrictions & Rights

© Gaylord Oscar Herron

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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