Photograph by:

David D. Spitzer, American  Search this

Subject of:

Othello Molineaux, Trinidadian, born 1939  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (35 x 23.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 3/16 in. (35.3 x 25.8 cm)

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

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured:

Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1989

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Othello Molineaux playing steelpan during a performance in Hollywood, FL. Molineaux is photographed from the right and is crouched over his steel drum. He holds drumsticks in either hand and wears a white sweater and bucket hat.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number:

2012.164.105

Restrictions & Rights:

© David D. Spitzer

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd530ee385b-d67c-4bb5-82c2-46cdc2061e0a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.164.105