Created by

Mili, Gjon, Albanian American, 1904 - 1984

Subject of

Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986

Hampton, Lionel, American, 1908 - 2002

Wilson, Teddy, American, 1912 - 1986

Date

ca. 1947

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34 x 27 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a band rehearsing. From left to right the members are an unidentified man on the string bass, Teddy Wilson on the piano, Benny Goodman on the clarinet, and Lionel Hampton on the drums. In the foreground is a chair stacked on a table.

Place depicted

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

Topic

Band (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.53.1

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GUID

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