Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

H x W (Image): 6 7/8 x 9 9/16 in. (17.5 x 24.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date:

1950s

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of three men. Dizzy Gillespie is the man in the center, wearing a fez style hat, glasses and a jacket and tie. All three men are looking towards the camera and smiling. A bar is visible in the background. An inscription in lower left corner reads [To Dizzy From Perkins].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker

Object number:

2012.172.7.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558f78711-c236-4ad7-bfb0-8ad90e7fa459

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.172.7.4