Photograph by
Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999
Subject of
Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
Hornsby, Dorothy Rose, American, born 1920
Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
Date
ca. 1952
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)
H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
Description
This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday and Dorothy R. Hornsby seated at a table. Billie Holliday, wearing a white hat and white buttoned up coat, sits slightly sideways, partially turned towards the viewer. To her right sits Hornsby in a white button down blouse. She faces the viewer, her right arm propped on the table in front of them, her left arm resting on Billie Holiday's shoulder. There are glasses and plates on the corner of the table in front of them. In the background is a man seated at a piano.
Place depicted
Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Bebop (Music)
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Singers (Musicians)
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
2016.117.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Linda A. Jackson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e00b1d58-ce87-4f85-99d4-27fb08c0019a

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