Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
1930s - 1950s; printed later
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.6 × 18.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway wearing a light colored tuxedo with tail coat. Calloway is posed standing in front of a spotlight, his knees bent, his arms held out from his sides with index fingers pointing, and his head turned slightly to his proper right, smiling widely. The spotlight casts a bright arc against the dark background and Calloway's shadow is behind and to the left of him. A photographer's signature is in the bottom left part of the image: [C (illegible) / la Habana]. At the bottom right corner of the print is printed: [MOSS PHOTO, N.Y.].
Place captured
Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Dance
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
2013.237.18
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd520d0fd5d-693b-4f33-ae44-7d04c9b68646

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