- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Woody Shaw, American, 1944 - 1989
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 9/16 in. (35.3 x 26.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Woody Shaw playing the trumpet during a performance in Miami, FL. Shaw is photographed from an extreme low angle and his trumpet, which is out of focus, extends past the top of the frame. Shaw has his eyes closed while playing and wears a dark shirt.
- Place captured
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- 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
- 2012.164.168
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.