- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Al "Tootie" Heath, American, born 1935
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in. (35 x 27.4 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz bebop drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath performing in Miami, FL. Heath is only partly visible behind his drumkit, with a cymbal largely obscuring his face. He wears a white shirt and tall dhaka topi style cap.
- Place captured
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 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
- 2012.164.66
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




