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

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Photography

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.

GUID

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