- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Illinois Jacquet, American, 1922 - 2004
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (35 x 24 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in. (35.3 x 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Illinois Jacquet playing tenor saxaphone during a performance in New York City. Jacquet is photographed from a low angle and from the chest up. His eyes are closed while he plays and he wears a dark striped suit jacket, white dress shirt, and thick rimmed glasses.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, 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
- 2012.164.155
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




