Photograph by
Calvert Studio, American
Subject of
Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
Date
1935-1950
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 4 in. (12.7 × 10.1 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Count Basie. Basie is depicted in a circular spotlight, against a dark background. The spotlight is cast over his body and creates a shadow on the wall behind. He is wearing a dark suit and holding a baton in his proper right hand. White cursive text, written in the negative, in the bottom left corner reads, [Calvert / Chicago]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the image.
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Conductors (Musicians)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.9
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5251904fe-8de1-4b1c-8b9f-787f4303f446

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