Dizzy Gillespie - on conga drums - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8497 pixels × 6830 pixels, 110.7 MB
- Description
- This image depicts the musician Dizzy Gillespie playing a set of conga drums. Seated behind the drums, with another drum set behind him, Gillespie wears a light colored suit and button down shirt. He has a large pendant around his neck. His eyes closed, and his head turned to the viewer's right, he plays the drum with his left hand.
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.