- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Sam Rivers, American, 1923 - 2011
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 15/16 in. (34.9 x 25.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.3 x 26 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sam Rivers playing saxaphone at a performance in New York City. The photo is taken from an extreme low angle in front of Rivers. He wears a patterned printed shirt and his saxaphone obscures part of his face and body.
- 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
- 2012.164.54
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




