Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Ra, Sun, American, 1914 - 1993
Date
1990
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.8 x 35 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 x 13 15/16 in. (24.9 x 35.4 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz composer and musician Sun Ra at a performance in Miami Beach, FL. He is photographed in right profile and quite close up. His eyes are downcast and he wears a large winged headdress. A stage light is visible in the far right of the frame.
Place captured
Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Afrofuturism
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (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
2012.164.138
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555b3de8c-0734-41a9-8b05-fe3afcc203bc

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