Created by:

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1955

Description:

Lionel Hampton, on stage drumsticks in hand, faces an excited audience.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.16.21

Restrictions & Rights:

© Ernest C. Withers Trust

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590c892b0-8686-493a-9129-6555a3f6e094

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.16.21