- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- King, B.B., American, 1925 - 2015
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (24.7 x 35 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.4 x 35.2 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of B.B. King playing a guitar by a microphone at a performance in New York City. The left side of his upper body is visible, as is the neck of his guitar. He is wearing a patterned suit jacket.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




