- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Roach, Max, American, 1924 - 2007
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23.6 x 35 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (24.5 x 35.3 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Max Roach at a performance in New York City. He is wearing a grey hat and black rimmed glasses. The photograph is taken from extreme low angle, with Roach's instrument out of focus and visible in the foreground at the bottom of the frame.
- 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
- 2012.164.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




