Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Mitchell, Roscoe, American, born 1940
Date
1991
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (35 x 23.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (35.3 x 25.3 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 Roscoe Mitchell playing soprano saxaphone at a performance in Miami, FL. Mitchell is photographed from the knees up in left-profile. He is bent over his instrument slightly and wears a white shirt, light colored pants and a bandana around his forehead.
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
2012.164.143
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d9e2b2e-94e1-40ff-a81a-2fe169795e42

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