Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Strayhorn, Billy, American, 1915 - 1967
- Gustar, Alfredo, American
- Date
- ca. 1942 - 1943
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Duke Ellington with composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer Alfredo Gustar inside the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ellington is seated at a piano and Gustar is sitting on top. Strayhorn stands to the side of the piano, between the other two men. A floral patterned curtain covers a window in the center background. The back of the photograph has an inscription: 71PRXGT, a printed notation, and several stickers.
- Place captured
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Press
- Composers (Musicians)
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Tap dancing
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.