Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Don Cherry, American, 1936 - 1995
Date
1973
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25.5 x 34.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.3 cm)
H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry performing in New York City. Cherry is wearing a patterned shirt and necklace and holds a pocket trumpet to his mouth with his eyes closed. Behind him another musician plays a large stringed instrument, possibly a tanpura.
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
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
2012.164.88
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9079d4a-9c9f-42d5-9cc9-ecf706a46aba

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