- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Taylor, Koko, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (34.9 x 24.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (35 x 27.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Koko Taylor singing at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Her eyes are closed and she is holding the microphone in her right hand. She is wearing a shiny black dress, necklace, watch, and a ring. A man wearing a large hat and playing a guitar is just visible over her left shoulder.
- Place captured
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.