Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
Date
1950
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
Caption
At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan - Club Oasis, Western Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Calif., 1950
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan singing at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California. Vaughan wears a dress and looks at the camera out of the corner of her eye.
Place depicted
Western Avenue, Central, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.150
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57744b03e-7fa7-4e0d-8cc6-261adeaaf16b

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