- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, American, 1937 - 1997
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (35 x 23.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 11/16 in. (35.4 x 27.1 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Johnny "Clyde" Copeland performing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Copeland is photographed from the chest up and is mostly in shadow. He looks down at his guitar, which is not visible, but wears a wide strap over his left shoulder with [TEXAS] stitched vertically down it.
- Place captured
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.113
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.