Photograph by
Gordon Conner Studio, American
Subject of
Williams, Mary Lou, American, 1910 - 1981
Kirk, Andy, American, 1898 - 1992
Kirk, Andy's Twelve Clouds of Joy, American, 1929 - 1948
Glaser, Joe, American, 1896 - 1969
Date
1930s; autographed 1980
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph, landscape orientation, of Mary Lou Williams playing the piano with Andy Kirk and his Orchestra. Mary Lou is at the piano on the left side of the image, with the conductor behind her to the left, with the remaining orchestra are on levels going up towards the right, with the drums on the far right. Printed in white in bottom left corner of image, appears like handwritting, reads [Gordon/Conner/CLEVELAND]. Handwritten note in blue ink in bottom right corner of image, reads [To Serbert/Really fantastic/Yours Love/Mary Lou Williams/1980]. Captioned below the image, on white border with black type, reads [ANDY KIRT/And His Orchestra] on the left, and [Direction/JOE GLASER/R.C.A. Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza/New York, N.Y.] on the right. Nothing on reverse.
Place captured
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Conductors (Musicians)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
Object number
2014.3.10
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5620fb838-0356-441d-803c-ccc7fa7d1cb3

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