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Donor:
Stewart, Charles, 1927-  Search this
Names:
Ali, Rashied, 1933-2009  Search this
Coltrane, Alice, 1937-  Search this
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967  Search this
Garrison, Jimmy  Search this
Sanders, Pharoah  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Digital images
Inkjet prints
Date:
1964 - 1971
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of twenty-five inkjet prints from original film negatives of John Coltrane and others. The majority of the photographs were taken by Stewart during the December 10, 1964 recording of Coltrane's biggest hit, "A Love Supreme". Some of the images include Coltrane's wife, Alice Coltrane, and others include musicians Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, and Jimmy Garrison.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Stewart is a jazz photographer, known for photographing portraits used for album and CD covers.
General:
John Coltrane was a jazz saxophonist and composer.
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Chuck Stewart.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission and licensing requests must be secured from Kim Stewart. See repository for further details.
Topic:
Jazz musicians -- 1960-1970 -- United States  Search this
Saxophone  Search this
African American musicians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Inkjet prints -- 1960-1970
Digital images
Inkjet prints
Citation:
Chuck Stewart Photographs of John Coltrane, 1964-1971, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1321
See more items in:
Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88370d2df-407e-4c0d-be59-5e0ebe14fe5b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1321