Published by
Jazz Hot, French, founded 1935
Subject of
Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
Date
1958
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.8 × 21.5 cm)
Description
An issue of the French magazine Jazz Hot from February 1958. The cover has a red background and features a black and white photographic image of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is shown in profile from the shoulders up, looking up and away from the camera. She is wearing a dark colored shirt and scarf and guitar shaped earrings. Above the image, at the top left of the magazine is the title [jazz] in large white block letters with [HOT] in smaller white letters against a black bar background. The magazine has 48 pages. An article on sister Rosetta Tharpe is on pages 16 and 17.
Place printed
Marseilles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Blues (Music)
Gospel (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Mass media
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
Object number
2014.98.9
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ca297dc-9095-49fc-b9f7-3b630d5e0c7f

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