Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Noble "Thin Man" Watts, American, 1926 - 2004
Date
ca. 1986
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/16 in. (35 x 23 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (35 x 27 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Noble "Thin Man" Watts playing saxaphone during a performance in Miami, FL. Watts is wearing a dark suit jacket and light colored panama hat.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Blues (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
Object number
2012.164.62
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5597be6dd-5cf9-46b8-995b-d3818e43d73e

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