Gelatin silver print of of Sid LeProtti
- Photograph by
- Bowden, H.
- Subject of
- LeProtti, Louis Sidney (Sid), American, 1886 - 1958
- Owned by
- Driggs, Frank, American, 1930 - 2011
- Date
- 1916-1958
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 7 13/16 × 10 9/16 in. (19.8 × 26.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 8 15/16 in. (17.9 × 22.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Sid LeProtti.
- LeProtti is pictured from the chest up, at the center of the image, wearing a brimmed hat with a black band around it, a dark colored collared shirt, a dark colored suit jacket, and an argyle tie. He is also wearing sunglasses. His head is tilted to the proper left side. LeProtti stands in front of a doorway and window. There are seven (7) photographs of women in window behind him. To the left, a sign on the doorway is partially visible. The sign has an illustration of a nude woman with black text that reads [GIRLS / DANCING / & SINGING / GIRLS / Continuous / Entertainment].
- On the back of the photograph is a stamp in red ink reading [PLEASE CREDIT / H. BOWDEN], followed by a handwritten inscription in black ink reading [SID LE PROTTI (RAGTIME PIANIST)] and a stamp in black ink reading [FRANK DRIGGS COLLECTION].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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