Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Silver, Horace, American, 1928 - 2014
Date
1977
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): 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.5 x 25.5 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Horace Silver playing piano during a performance in Miami, FL. Silver is photographed from a low angle and slightly behind and to the right. The image is mostly in shadow with Silver's face and arms the only part in light. He is hunched over slightly with his hands on the keys. His hair hangs in front of his face and he wears a patterned button up shirt.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
Object number
2012.164.122
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb054519-6cb9-4ac4-847e-914a58384ed9

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