- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (23.5 x 34.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (25.5 x 35.4 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Count Basie performing in Miami, FL. Basie is photographed from a low angle and to the right with the very edge of his piano visible in the lower right corner. Basie has his eyes closed and is smiling slightly. He wears a black suit jacket and white tie.
- 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)
- 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
- 2012.164.141
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




