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Sigurd Rascher

Artist:
Polly Scribner Ames, 1908 - 1993  Search this
Sitter:
Sigurd Rascher, 15 May 1908 - 25 Feb 2001  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 35.1 × 28 cm (13 13/16 × 11")
Sheet: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1930
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Indeterminable  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Drawing  Search this
Sigurd Rascher: Male  Search this
Sigurd Rascher: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2019.133
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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view Paul Whiteman digital asset number 1

Paul Whiteman

Artist:
Henry Major, 1889 - 1948  Search this
Sitter:
Paul Whiteman, 28 Mar 1891 - 29 Dec 1967  Search this
Medium:
Pencil on paper
Dimensions:
36.7 x 23 cm (14 7/16 x 9 1/16" ), Estimate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1930
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Male  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.87.10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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view Gerry Mulligan digital asset number 1

Gerry Mulligan

Artist:
Bob Willoughby, 30 Jun 1927 - 18 Dec 2009  Search this
Sitter:
Gerry Mulligan, 6 Apr 1927 - 19 Jan 1996  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 32.1 x 25.4 cm. (12 5/8 x 10")
Sheet: 40.3 x 30.3 cm. (15 7/8 x 11 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles
Date:
1953 (printed Dec 14, 1990)
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Interior\Studio\Recording  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Male  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willoughby
Object number:
NPG.97.94
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Bob Willoughby
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Lester Young

Artist:
Leland Bell, 17 Sep 1922 - 18 Sep 1991  Search this
Sitter:
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal and oil on canvas
Dimensions:
100.3 × 81.3cm (39 1/2 × 32")
Type:
Painting
Date:
late 20th Century
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR02087
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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view Paquito D'Rivera digital asset number 1

Paquito D'Rivera

Artist:
Alexis Rodríguez-Duarte, born 1962  Search this
Stylist:
Tico Torres, born 1961  Search this
Sitter:
Paquito D'Rivera, born 1948  Search this
Medium:
Chromogenic print
Dimensions:
Image: 26.5 × 32.6 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16")
Sheet: 27.8 × 35.7 cm (10 15/16 × 14 1/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
2000 (printed 2016)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Camera  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices  Search this
Paquito D'Rivera: Male  Search this
Paquito D'Rivera: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Paquito D'Rivera: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Object number:
NPG.2016.80
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte
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GUID:
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view Fred Ho digital asset number 1

Fred Ho

Artist:
Jack Mitchell, 13 Sep 1925 - 7 Nov 2013  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Ho, 10 Aug 1957 - 12 Apr 2014  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet color print
Dimensions:
Image: 41.3 × 27.7 cm (16 1/4 × 10 7/8")
Sheet: 48.4 × 32.8 cm (19 1/16 × 12 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1995
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Fred Ho: Male  Search this
Fred Ho: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Fred Ho: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Fred Ho: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2017.36
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1995 Jack Mitchell
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Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2017.36
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Big Band

Artist:
LeRoy Neiman, 8 Jun 1921 - 20 Jun 2012  Search this
Sitter:
Billie Holiday, 7 Apr 1915 - 17 Jul 1959  Search this
Louis Armstrong, 4 Aug 1901 - 6 Jul 1971  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald, 25 Apr 1917 - 15 Jun 1996  Search this
Lionel Hampton, 20 Apr 1908 - 31 Aug 2002  Search this
Duke Ellington, 29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974  Search this
Benny Goodman, 30 May 1909 - 13 Jun 1986  Search this
Gerry Mulligan, 6 Apr 1927 - 19 Jan 1996  Search this
Charlie Parker, 29 Aug 1920 - 12 Mar 1955  Search this
John William Coltrane, 23 Sep 1926 - 17 Jul 1967  Search this
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Charles Mingus, 22 Apr 1922 - 5 Jan 1979  Search this
Miles Dewey Davis, 25 May 1926 - 28 Sep 1991  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993  Search this
Wynton Marsalis, born 18 Oct 1961  Search this
Gene Krupa, 15 Jan 1909 - 16 Oct 1973  Search this
Glenn Miller, 1900 - 1944  Search this
J. J. Johnson, 1924 - 2001  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas (?)
Dimensions:
Stretcher (estimate): 22.9 × 33cm (9 × 13")
Type:
Painting
Date:
2005
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Bass  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet  Search this
Music\Music stand  Search this
Billie Holiday: Female  Search this
Billie Holiday: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Female  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Duke Ellington: Male  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Duke Ellington: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Charles Mingus: Male  Search this
Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Charlie Parker: Male  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
John William Coltrane: Male  Search this
John William Coltrane: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
John William Coltrane: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
John William Coltrane: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Benny Goodman: Male  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Clarinet  Search this
Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Male  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Wynton Marsalis: Male  Search this
Wynton Marsalis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Wynton Marsalis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Wynton Marsalis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Miles Dewey Davis: Male  Search this
Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie: Male  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Lionel Hampton: Male  Search this
Lionel Hampton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Male  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Gene Krupa: Male  Search this
Gene Krupa: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Gene Krupa: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Drummer  Search this
Glenn Miller: Male  Search this
Glenn Miller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Glenn Miller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandleader  Search this
J. J. Johnson: Male  Search this
J. J. Johnson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
J. J. Johnson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
J. J. Johnson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Arranger  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
DC360038
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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EDAN-URL:
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view Stan Getz digital asset number 1

Stan Getz

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Thomas Potter, 21 Sep 1918 - Mar 1988  Search this
Stan Getz, 2 Feb 1927 - 6 Jun 1991  Search this
Allan Warren Haig, 22 Jul 1924 - 16 Nov 1982  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 37.6 × 30.4cm (14 13/16 × 11 15/16")
Sheet: 50.4 × 40.6cm (19 13/16 × 16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1949 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Bass  Search this
Stan Getz: Male  Search this
Stan Getz: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Stan Getz: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Stan Getz: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Allan Warren Haig: Male  Search this
Allan Warren Haig: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Charles Thomas Potter: Male  Search this
Charles Thomas Potter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bass  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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view Dexter Gordon digital asset number 1

Dexter Gordon

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Dexter Keith Gordon, 27 Feb 1923 - 25 Apr 1990  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 40.8 × 32.7cm (16 1/16 × 12 7/8")
Sheet: 50.4 × 40.5cm (19 13/16 × 15 15/16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1948 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Nature & Environment\Smoke  Search this
Dexter Keith Gordon: Male  Search this
Dexter Keith Gordon: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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National Portrait Gallery
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view Johnny Hodges digital asset number 1

Johnny Hodges

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Johnny Hodges, 25 Jul 1906 - 11 May 1970  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 39.6 × 30.1cm (15 9/16 × 11 7/8")
Sheet: 50.5 × 40.5cm (19 7/8 × 15 15/16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris
Date:
1958 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Home Furnishings\Mirror  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Beret  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts  Search this
Johnny Hodges: Male  Search this
Johnny Hodges: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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EDAN-URL:
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view James Moody digital asset number 1

James Moody

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
James Moody, 26 Mar 1925 - 9 Dec 2010  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 40.2 × 31.7cm (15 13/16 × 12 1/2")
Sheet: 50.6 × 40.5cm (19 15/16 × 15 15/16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1951 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
James Moody: Male  Search this
James Moody: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
James Moody: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
James Moody: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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view Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims digital asset number 1

Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Gerry Mulligan, 6 Apr 1927 - 19 Jan 1996  Search this
Zoot Sims, 29 Oct 1925 - 23 Mar 1985  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 31.7 × 30.5cm (12 1/2 × 12")
Sheet: 50.4 × 40.6cm (19 13/16 × 16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1955 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts  Search this
Music\Music stand  Search this
Zoot Sims: Male  Search this
Zoot Sims: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Zoot Sims: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Male  Search this
Gerry Mulligan: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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EDAN-URL:
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view Charlie Parker digital asset number 1

Charlie Parker

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Charlie Parker, 29 Aug 1920 - 12 Mar 1955  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 38.7 × 30.2cm (15 1/4 × 11 7/8")
Sheet: 40.6 × 50.3cm (16 × 19 13/16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1949 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Charlie Parker: Male  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Charlie Parker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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National Portrait Gallery
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EDAN-URL:
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view Sonny Stitt digital asset number 1

Sonny Stitt

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Sonny Stitt, 2 Feb 1924 - 22 Jul 1982  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 30.5 × 40cm (12 × 15 3/4")
Sheet: 40.5 × 50.5cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8")
Frame: 56.5 × 71.8 × 3.8 cm (22 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1953 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Nature & Environment\Smoke  Search this
Sonny Stitt: Male  Search this
Sonny Stitt: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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National Portrait Gallery
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Lester Young

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 24.8 × 19.7cm (9 3/4 × 7 3/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1942
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University
Website: www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/jazz/jazz.shtml
Object number:
EXH.CL.88
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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EDAN-URL:
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view Chick Webb and His Orchestra digital asset number 1

Chick Webb and His Orchestra

Artist:
Apeda Studio, active 1906 - 1990  Search this
Sitter:
Chick Webb, 10 Feb 1909 - 16 Jun 1939  Search this
Taft Jordan, 1915 - 1981  Search this
Louis Bacon, 1904 - 1967  Search this
Sandy Williams, 1906 - 1991  Search this
Edgar Sampson, 1907 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 19 × 24 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/16")
Sheet: 20.3 × 25.2 cm (8 × 9 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1936-1938
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet  Search this
Chick Webb: Male  Search this
Chick Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Chick Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Drummer  Search this
Chick Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandleader  Search this
Taft Jordan: Male  Search this
Louis Bacon: Male  Search this
Edgar Sampson: Male  Search this
Sandy Williams: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Michael E. McGerr and David C. Ward
Object number:
NPG.2013.57
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4399dc7f6-6fcf-4666-8bba-9f0af71bb2fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2013.57
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Louis Satchmo Armstrong

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Louis Armstrong, 4 Aug 1901 - 6 Jul 1971  Search this
Medium:
Ink and graphite on illustration board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1996
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Male  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Louis Armstrong: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Website: www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org
Object number:
NY780008
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b2c7b783-3004-4708-a25e-d4207a838183
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780008
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Sonny Rollins

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Sonny Rollins, born 1930  Search this
Medium:
Ink over graphite on illustration board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1997
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Sonny Rollins: Male  Search this
Sonny Rollins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Sonny Rollins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Website: www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org
Object number:
NY780219
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4623fa11b-f2ad-4389-9c7a-4971c9ff3105
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780219
No Image Available

Josephine et Jazz

Artist:
Paul Colin, 27 Jun 1892 - 17 Aug 1985  Search this
Sitter:
Josephine Baker, 3 Jun 1906 - 12 Apr 1975  Search this
Unidentified Men  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
54 x 64.8cm (21 1/4 x 25 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1925
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Josephine Baker: Female  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Josephine Baker: Legion of Honor  Search this
Unidentified Men: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: [UNLOCATED]
Object number:
UNL00934
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c96c3cf9-05a2-4c50-a397-9e47bcd993fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UNL00934
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Thelonious Monk and Group

Artist:
Bob Thompson, 26 Jun 1937 - 30 May 1966  Search this
Sitter:
Thelonious Sphere Monk, 10 Oct 1917 - 17 Feb 1982  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 38.1 x 50.8cm (15 x 20")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1960
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Male  Search this
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR01064
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44fa4598f-90b5-4e84-a579-caf6d3dd2ecc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DLR01064

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