Photograph by:

David D. Spitzer, American  Search this

Subject of:

Houston Person, American, born 1934  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (34.7 x 23.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (35 x 26.6 cm)

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

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured:

Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1990

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and record producer Houston Person playing tenor saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Person is photographed from the waist up at a low angle. He holds his saxaphone to his lips and stands in front of a microphone. He wears a patterned camp shirt and has his eyes closed.

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:

2012.164.107

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/fd55aae31c9-9be5-49f7-89d3-48c1f3d7a09c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.164.107