Gelatin silver print of Monk Montgomery singing and playing the guitar
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Montgomery, Monk, American, 1921 - 1982
- Date
- 1941-1972
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Monk Montgomery playing the guitar and singing into a microphone.
- Montgomery is pictured standing in front of a wass with a mural of boats on open water.
- He is wearing a white collared shirt, a light colored suit jacket, black pants, a black tie, and has a dark colored pocket square. He is standing on a stage behind a microphone. His body is turned towards the proper left side. An inscription on the back reads: [MONK MONTGOMERY / b. 1921 - d. 1982 / 1st SIGNIFICANT ELECTRIC JAZZ BASSIST.].
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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