- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Magic Slim, American, 1937 - 2013
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (34.9 x 24.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Magic Slim holding an guitar at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Slim is photographed from the front and hold his guitar to his chest with the fingers of his right hand splayed across the guitar body. He wears a dark t-shirt with the word [Chicago] visible and a wide brimmed black hat.
- Place collected
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.108
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.