Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of
Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 5353 pixels × 5124 pixels, 52.32 MB
Description
This imaged depicts musician Dizzy Gillespie, outside, seated on the edge of a platform in a crowd of people at Resurrection City. Gillespie is sitting slightly sideways to the camera, facing to the viewer's right, among other sitting and standing individuals. Wearing a dark sweatshirt and dark pants, a button pin and thick rimmed glasses, he looks upwards, a cigarette between his lips. In the foreground is a young woman in a white sweater with a white scarf tied around her hair. She carries a purse over her left shoulder and holds an object against her chest with her bent left arm. She stands sideways to the viewer, looking to the viewer's left. In the background is a crowd of people standing in front of a group of trees.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Resurrection City
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
Black geographies
Civil rights
Communities
Local and regional
Musicians
Photography
Resistance
Social reform
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
Object number
2014.116.40
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Houston
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50115df1a-1b5d-4a36-b8e2-d1ccc7f3af3e

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