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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 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:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45c3a69c9-e7cb-4acf-8a07-3152cf709315
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2017.36
No Image Available

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
Object number:
EXH.CL.88
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c6f02eff-cc1d-45b7-9852-b15c8902002a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.CL.88
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\Percussionist\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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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4399dc7f6-6fcf-4666-8bba-9f0af71bb2fb
EDAN-URL:
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view Coltrane #24 digital asset number 1

Coltrane #24

Alternate Title:
John Coltrane
Artist:
Roy DeCarava, 9 Dec 1919 - 27 Oct 2009  Search this
Sitter:
John William Coltrane, 23 Sep 1926 - 17 Jul 1967  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 33.1 x 23 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/16")
Sheet: 35.1 x 25.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1961
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2009.102
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Roy DeCarava
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm436d77872-26dc-48fa-887a-83aa0f77dbfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2009.102
view Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Buck Clayton and Max Kaminsky digital asset number 1

Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Buck Clayton and Max Kaminsky

Artist:
Gjon Mili, 28 Nov 1904 - 14 Feb 1984  Search this
Sitter:
Duke Ellington, 29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993  Search this
Buck Clayton, 12 Nov 1911 - 8 Dec 1991  Search this
Max Kaminsky, 1908 - 6 Sep 1994  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 26.9 x 33.9cm (10 9/16 x 13 3/8")
Mat: 40.6 x 55.9cm (16 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1944
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trombone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Bass  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Folding chair  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
Dizzy Gillespie: Male  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Buck Clayton: Male  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Arranger  Search this
Max Kaminsky: Male  Search this
Max Kaminsky: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Max Kaminsky: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.95.98
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4720a56f2-c180-4253-b2d3-7a62e045091f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.98
view Bill Haley and The Comets digital asset number 1

Bill Haley and The Comets

Artist:
Mickey Pallas, 1916 - 8 Aug 1997  Search this
Sitter:
Bill Haley, 6 Jul 1925 - 9 Feb 1981  Search this
Rudy Pompilli, 16 Apr 1924 - 5 Feb 1976  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 27.1 x 26.3 cm (10 11/16 x 10 3/8")
Sheet: 35.6 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1956 (printed later)
Topic:
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Bill Haley: Male  Search this
Bill Haley: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Bill Haley: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist  Search this
Bill Haley: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rock  Search this
Bill Haley: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Rock  Search this
Rudy Pompilli: Male  Search this
Rudy Pompilli: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Rudy Pompilli: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.92.163
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1995 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b9d5a90e-c834-4c9a-99ce-7e22d881e46d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.92.163
view Rudy Vallee digital asset number 1

Rudy Vallee

Artist:
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973  Search this
Sitter:
Rudy Vallee, 28 Jul 1901 - 3 Jul 1986  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 19.3 x 24.2 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2")
Sheet: 20.1 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16")
Mat (Vertical): 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1929
Topic:
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Violin  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Bass  Search this
Rudy Vallee: Male  Search this
Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.92.54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eae6519a-055b-409f-9606-c8549913d2e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.92.54
view Junior Wells digital asset number 1

Junior Wells

Artist:
Victor Moscoso, born 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Junior Wells, 9 Dec 1934 – 15 Jan 1998  Search this
Medium:
Color photolithographic poster
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 51 × 36 cm (20 1/16 × 14 3/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1966
Topic:
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Poster  Search this
Junior Wells: Male  Search this
Junior Wells: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.84.207
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Victor Moscoso
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48510c927-f384-492d-b4ed-c7a298431252
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.84.207
view Coleman Hawkins digital asset number 1

Coleman Hawkins

Artist:
Ronny Jaques, 1910 - 2008  Search this
Sitter:
Coleman Hawkins, 21 Nov 1904 - 20 May 1969  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 34.7 x 27.1 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16")
Sheet: 35.1 x 27.8 cm (13 13/16 x 10 15/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1942
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Coleman Hawkins: Male  Search this
Coleman Hawkins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Coleman Hawkins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dan Okrent
Object number:
NPG.2002.101
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Ronny Jaques
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm482bd02e7-f9b8-418a-92ab-1231f317c230
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2002.101
view Sidney Bechet digital asset number 1

Sidney Bechet

Artist:
Arthur Leipzig, 25 Oct 1918 - 5 Dec 2014  Search this
Sitter:
Sidney Bechet, 14 May 1897 - 14 May 1959  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 19.1 x 23.8 cm (7 1/2 x 9 3/8")
Sheet: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1945
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Sidney Bechet: Male  Search this
Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Clarinet  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Arthur Leipzig
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d2a4e7ae-c16c-493d-bc2d-dfa6c28ae0c6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.11
view Count Basie Band - 2nd Jam digital asset number 1

Count Basie Band - 2nd Jam

Artist:
Gjon Mili, 28 Nov 1904 - 14 Feb 1984  Search this
Sitter:
Count Basie, 21 Aug 1904 - 26 Apr 1984  Search this
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Buck Clayton, 12 Nov 1911 - 8 Dec 1991  Search this
Earle Warren, 1 Jul 1914 - 4 Jun 1994  Search this
Jo Jones, 7 Oct 1911 - 3 Sep 1985  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 26.1 x 20.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1944
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet  Search this
Count Basie: Male  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Count Basie: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Buck Clayton: Male  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Arranger  Search this
Earle Warren: Male  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Jo Jones: Male  Search this
Jo Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Jo Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Percussionist\Drummer  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:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.95.381
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ac51f92e-d517-47e9-b0fa-49be76e6de10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.381
view Diana Ross (with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson) digital asset number 1

Diana Ross (with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson)

Artist:
Bruce Davidson, born 1933  Search this
Sitter:
Florence Ballard, 30 Jun 1943 - 22 Feb 1976  Search this
Diana Ross, born 26 Mar 1944  Search this
Mary Wilson, 6 Mar 1944 - 8 Feb 2021  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 20.4 x 35.3 cm (8 1/16 x 13 7/8")
Sheet: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8")
Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Michigan\Wayne\Detroit
Date:
1965 (printed 1996)
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Interior\Studio\Music  Search this
Mary Wilson: Female  Search this
Mary Wilson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular  Search this
Diana Ross: Female  Search this
Diana Ross: Visual Arts\Designer\Fashion Designer  Search this
Diana Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Diana Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Pop  Search this
Florence Ballard: Female  Search this
Florence Ballard: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.96.170
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Bruce Davidson / Magnum Photos
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47753b001-4969-4c24-ab82-77234df99a29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.170
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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\Percussionist\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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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
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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
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Zoot Sims

Artist:
W. Eugene Smith, 30 Dec 1918 - 15 Oct 1978  Search this
Sitter:
Zoot Sims, 29 Oct 1925 - 23 Mar 1985  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 33.5cm x 24.8cm (13 3/16" x 9 3/4")
Sheet: 35.3cm x 27.9cm (13 7/8" x 11")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1960
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Daniel and Noémi Mattis
Object number:
S/NPG.96.185
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
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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
Object number:
NY780008
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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
Object number:
NY780219
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Count Basie and Stan Getz

Artist:
Seymour Chwast, born 1931  Search this
Sitter:
Count Basie, 21 Aug 1904 - 26 Apr 1984  Search this
Stan Getz, 2 Feb 1927 - 6 Jun 1991  Search this
Medium:
Color photolithographic poster
Dimensions:
93.4 x 48.1cm (36 3/4 x 18 15/16")
Image/Sheet/Mount: 93.4 x 48.1cm (36 3/4 x 18 15/16")
Sheet: 93.3 x 47.9cm (36 3/4 x 18 7/8")
Board (Verified): 98.4 x 53.3cm (38 3/4 x 21")
A to G Depth: 7/8"
Type:
Print
Date:
1963
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Poster  Search this
Count Basie: Male  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Count Basie: Presidential Medal of Freedom  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.95.37
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Ornette Coleman

Artist:
Elaine de Kooning, 12 Mar 1918 - 1 Feb 1989  Search this
Sitter:
Ornette Coleman, 9 Mar 1930 - 11 Jun 2015  Search this
Medium:
Graphite with stumping on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 30.2cm x 23.2cm (11 7/8" x 9 1/8")
Sheet: 34.5cm x 28cm (13 9/16" x 11")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1965
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Ornette Coleman: Male  Search this
Ornette Coleman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Ornette Coleman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist  Search this
Ornette Coleman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz  Search this
Ornette Coleman: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.96.195
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Elaine de Kooning Trust
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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: 32.2 × 25.5 cm (12 11/16 × 10 1/16")
Sheet: 40.4 × 30.4 cm (15 7/8 × 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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