- 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.




