Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Shorter, Wayne, American, born 1933
Date
1976
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/16 in. (35 x 23.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.3 x 26.1 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 Wayne Shorter performing in Miami, FL. Shorter is photographed from the front and leans back while playing the soprano saxaphone. He wears a plaid shirt and has his eyes closed.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 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
2012.164.93
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d6b3e37-dfa3-4913-940c-5db8771aaa07

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