Photographer:

Bernateau ((Paris, France))  Search this

Names:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Collection Creator:

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photoprint, 7 x 5 in (18.10 x 12.6 cm.))

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

[circa 1940-1950?]

Scope and Contents:

Photographed from a low angle, Duke's mouth is wide open and his conducting hand is blurred, against a black background. Glossy print, borderless. Rubber stamp imprint on verso: "(c) by Studio Bernateau / Orange - Tel. 34.04.46 ... / S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris."

Local Numbers:

AC0415-0000004.tif (AC Scan)

General:

In Box 15, unfoldered.

Forms part of:

Ruth Ellington Collection Photographs (Series 9).

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Collection Rights:

The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African American musicians  Search this

Conducting  Search this

Conductors -- 20th century  Search this

Musicians -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin

Collection Citation:

Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Ella Fitzgerald Papers

Ella Fitzgerald Papers / Series 2: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a07d6931-983d-4aaf-8748-7856ad952163

EDAN-URL:

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