Dizzy Gillespie, 1973
- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 7/16 x 10 11/16 in. (34.2 x 27.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 x 12 15/16 in. (48.2 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A digital print of jazz musician and composer Dizzy Gillespie playing trumpet during a performance in New York City. The photo is from an extreme low angle, and looks up at Gillespie's face between his arms. He wears a pair of sunglasses in which the audience is reflected. There is a double border printed around the image, the inner border is grey and the outer border is black, both are about 1/4 inch thick.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.172
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.