Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Hampton, Slide, American, born 1932
Date
1989
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (23.5 x 35 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 5/16 x 14 in. (26.2 x 35.5 cm)
H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Slide Hampton playing trombone during a performance in Hialeah, FL. Hampton is photographed from below and in close up. the bell and slide of his trombone are out of focus in the left of the frame. He is wide eyed as he plays and is wearing a white buttoned shirt.
Place captured
Hialeah, 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
2012.164.152
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561cc2d86-b789-4923-be87-28f211636501

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