Photograph by
Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of
Wilder, Joe, American, born 1922
Date
1993
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23.6 x 34.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27 x 35.2 cm)
H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Joe Wilder playing trumpet during a performance in Charlotte, NC. Wilder is photographed from the right and a low angle. He wears a checked suit and holds his trumpet to his face, with the instrument and his hands partly obscuring his face.
Place captured
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (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
2012.164.95
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fae0bde8-b2ee-4c10-b925-28cbee016faa

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