Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993
Parker, Charlie, American, 1920 - 1955
Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
Blakey, Art, American, 1919 - 1990
Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
McGhee, Howard, American, 1918 - 1987
Potter, Tommy, American, 1918 - 1988
Date
August 1944
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Billy Eckstine conducting his band on stage at the Aragon Ballroom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Charlie Parker plays the saxophone (third from the left) in the first row of seated musicians. Art Blakey is on drums while Tommy Potter is on bass; Dizzy Gillespie and Howard McGhee are also pictured. Sarah Vaughan stands at the microphone in front of the band. The back of the photograph has six stickers with barcode, numbers, reproduction information, caption information and a handwritten inscription of numbers.
Place depicted
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Photography
U.S. History, 1933-1945
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
2014.302.49
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd562ae0cc3-b236-4ff4-b010-182b74b9bedc

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