Photograph of Billy Eckstine
- Photograph by
- Kriegsmann, James J., 1909 - 1994
- Subject of
- Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 13/16 × 4 5/16 in. (14.7 × 11 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (17.5 × 12.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Billy Eckstine. Eckstine is depicted from the shoulders up, with his body in three quarters profile, but his head turned to look at the viewer. He is wearing a light colored suit, white shirt, and tie. His hair has been smoothed back in waves and he has a thin mustache. He wears a serious expression on his face. On the front of the image, in the bottom left quadrant, is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Sally / Sincerest / Wishes / Billy Eckstine]. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom left corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / NY]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Photography
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Getty Images
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