Photograph by:

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974  Search this

Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967  Search this

Alfredo Gustar, American  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured:

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1942 - 1943

Description:

A black and white photograph of Duke Ellington with composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer Alfredo Gustar inside the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ellington is seated at a piano and Gustar is sitting on top. Strayhorn stands to the side of the piano, between the other two men. A floral patterned curtain covers a window in the center background. The back of the photograph has an inscription: 71PRXGT, a printed notation, and several stickers.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Musicians  Search this

Photography  Search this

Tap dancing  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number:

2014.302.45

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b8c70b3-e8a1-4160-b0e8-5d665cd5140d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.302.45