Photograph by
Clemens Kalischer, German American, 1921 - 2018
Subject of
Hooker, John Lee, American, 1912 - 2001
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of John Lee Hooker at the “Folk and Jazz Roundtable” at the Music Inn, in Stockbridge, MA. Hooker is shown seated with both elbows on the table and his right hand on his forehead. He leans over a mug, and there are papers on the table next to his left elbow. Behind him, hanging on the wall, is a blackboard diagram of the roots of mainstream Blues. The chart lists "MARCH," HYMN," "RING-SHOUT CRIES / WORKSONG," AND "REEL-JIG" as the oldest influences, with Ragtime, Spirituals, Jug Bands, Dance-games, New Orleans Brass Bands, Gospel, Early Blues, Vaudeville, Coon Shout, Minstrel, New Orleans Jazz, and 12-bar Blues branching out and cross-pollinating into [MAIN STREAM (1920)] Blues. On back at top left is [John Lee / Hooker] and at top right is [M23812-32]. On back at bottom center is [Clemens Kalischer].
Place captured
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Blues (Music)
Gospel (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Ragtime (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Spirituals (Music)
Vaudeville
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Clemens Kalischer Photos
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507e2e9d8-1c6d-4325-bbd4-41db66215a85

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