Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Bluiett, Hamiet, American, born 1940
Date
ca. 1999
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (35 x 23.5 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 jazz musician and composer Hamiett Bluiett playing baritone saxaphone at a performance in Toronto, Ontario. Bluiett is photographed from a low angle with the saxaphone held to his lips. He wears a patterned button up shirt and a wide brimmed straw hat.
Place captured
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
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
2012.164.85
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0835bd5-e972-401a-b982-f2f2e32046f2

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