- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic portrait of Sammy Davis Jr. He is sitting with his body angled to his left. He is wearing glasses and a white collared shirt with a dark cardigan over it. On the left side of the photo is an autograph in blue ink that reads "To Pete/ all the best, / Sammy Davis Jr." On the right side of the photo appears to be smoke. In the bottom right hand corner of the photo, barely visible, is the top of a glass.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Comedy
- Entertainers
- Film
- Music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.192.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




