- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- King, B.B., American, 1925 - 2015
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11756 pixels × 9924 pixels, 222.54 MB
- Description
- This image depicts musician B.B. King playing his guitar. Wearing a dark suit, light tie, light pinstripe shirt with french cuffs, he holds his guitar to the right side of his torso, strumming with his right hand. He wears a ring on each hand. His eyes closed, he faces slightly to his left, towards the viewer. Taken from below, this angle gives him a monumental aspect.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Men
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




