- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Bowie, Lester, American, 1941 - 1999
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/4 x 13 11/16 in. (24.7 x 34.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (27.5 x 35 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Lester Bowie playing trumpet during a performance in New York City. Bowie is performing on an outdoor stage and is photographed from a low angle and to the left. He stands in front of a microphone and his trumpet has a mute in the bell. He wears a striped collared shirt, glasses, and a plastic hard hat.
- 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
- 2012.164.156
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




