Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Anderson, Ernestine, American, born 1928
Date
1977
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 1/4 in. (34.7 x 23.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 x 10 11/16 in. (35.5 x 27.2 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz and blues vocalist Ernestine Anderson singing at a performance in Miami, FL. Anderson is photographed from the left and is holding a microphone in her right hand. Her left hand is blurred in gesture and obscures part of her face.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Blues (Music)
Jazz (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
2012.164.91
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cac992c7-51ee-4746-8838-cce2725eac6a

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