Sarah Vaughan
- Photograph by
- Bell, Hugh Cecil Lancelot, American, 1927 - 2012
- Subject of
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- silver and gelatin on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 9 3/16 × 6 7/16 in. (23.3 × 16.3 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white gelatin photograph portrait of Sarah Vaughan, 1955. Silhouetted in darkness with her face and neck highlighted, Vaughan is captured with her face upturned, eyes closed and mouth open. She wears long ornate earrings. This portrait was used for her After Hours album cover, recorded with Columbia Records. On verso is written [Sarah Vaughn 1955] and the artist’s mark: [HUGH BELL PHOTOGRAPHY] is stamped in black ink.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Bebop (Music)
- Blues (Music)
- Jazz (Music)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, generously supported by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
- Object number
- 2019.85.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Estate of High Bell
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.