Mr. & Mrs. Louis Armstrong pose in front of his Bop City mural

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971

Armstrong, Lucille, American, 1914 - 1983

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson. They stand in front of a mural of Louis Armstrong, wearing a dark suit and bowtie, playing his trumpet. Louis Armstrong standing in front of his image wears a dark suit with a light colored bowtie. He points with his left thumb at his image. To his left is Lucille Wilson, wearing a dark coat dress, a fur wrap and fur hat. She carries a large black handbag. Over her head on the wall is a sign with text that reads “Cousin/ Jimbo/ for Mayor." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text "#10."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.10

Restrictions & Rights

© Linda A. Jackson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture