- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Fortune, Sonny, American, born 1939
- Date
- 1989
- 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 5/8 in. (35.4 x 27 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photo of jazz musician Sonny Fortune playing alto saxaphone at a performance in North Miami, FL. Fortune is photographed from the waist up against a dark background. He wears a white sports jacket and printed t-shirt. His eyes are closed as he plays.
- Place captured
- North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.132
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




