Photograph by:

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002  Search this

William Goldwyn Nunn Jr., American, 1924 - 2014  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (16.7 × 22.1 cm)

H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1944

Description:

A black and white photograph of Lionel Hampton standing to left of Bill Nunn Sr. Hampton's arm drapes around Nunn. Both men look directly at each other and smile. Hampton and Nunn stand in a darkened room; there is an upright piano and mic stand aligned with the left of the frame. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker with a caption and a yellow circle sticker.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number:

2014.302.44

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565064dd0-88be-4df3-a995-edf26e75ee3d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.302.44