Photograph by

Spitzer, David D., American

Subject of

Brownie McGhee, American, 1915 - 1996

Date

1978

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23.6 x 34.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27 x 35.3 cm)

H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Piedmont blues musician Brownie McGhee at a performance in Miami, FL. McGhee is framed from the chest up and is looking down behind a microphone. He wears a shirt with an open neck and a dark colored cloth cap.

Place captured

Miami, Miami-Dade 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

2012.164.119

Restrictions & Rights

© David D. Spitzer

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

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