Photograph of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
- Photograph by
- Kriegsmann, James J., 1909 - 1994
- Subject of
- Jordan, Louis, American, 1908 - 1975
- Lane, Chester, American, 1912 - 2004
- Kirkwood, John, American
- Jay, Thurber, American, born 1918
- Payne, Bert, American
- Mitchell, Bob, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Tympany Five, American, 1938 - 1961
- Date
- 1938-1961
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five and two (2) women. The six (6) men and two (2) women are depicted in two rows. The women are seated in the front row, with all of the men standing in a line behind them. The women wear matching floral dresses with spaghetti straps and ruched bodices. The men wear matching medium toned suits, white dress shirts, and ties. The men, depicted from left to right are Johnny Kirkwood, Chester Lane, Bob Mitchell, Louis Jordan, Bert Payne, and Thurber Jay. At the center, Louis Jordan holds a saxophone between the seated women. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or 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
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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