- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Queen Ida, American, born 1929
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (23.5 x 35 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 1/2 x 13 15/16 in. (26.7 x 35.4 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of zydeco musician Queen Ida playing accordian during a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She is photographed from a low angle and to her right. She stands in front of a microphone with her left hand held in front of her. She wears a patterned, slightly shiny blouse and dangling earrings.
- Place captured
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




