Dizzy Gillespie
Object Details
- Artist
- Marc Klionsky, 22 Feb 1927 - 17 Sep 2017
- Sitter
- Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993
- Exhibition Label
- Born Cheraw, South Carolina
- In the early 1940s, the young jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie began meeting with several other musicians, including Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, at a New York City nightclub to explore a new form of musical expression. Out of these sessions came the infectious energy of bebop, with Gillespie as one of its pioneers and eventually its elder statesman. Aimed at evolving jazz out of its earlier swing mode, the new music initially offended some jazz traditionalists but ultimately found a niche in the popular-music mainstream. In the 1970s a critic proclaimed Gillespie “the world’s greatest trumpet [player] in or out of jazz.” His interest in African American culture is reflected in this portrait, where artist Marc Klionsky—following conversations with the musician about his heritage—flanked Gillespie with African masks.
- Provenance
- The artist; purchased as gift for NPG by Simon Chilewich
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Aron Chilewich
- 1988
- Object number
- NPG.93.475
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 1988, Marc Klionsky
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 132.7 x 168.3 x 3.8cm (52 1/4 x 66 1/4 x 1 1/2")
- Frame: 137.2 x 172.7 x 5.4cm (54 x 68 x 2 1/8")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- NPG Mezzanine: 20th and 21st Century Americans
- On View
- NPG, South Gallery 322 Mezzanine
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
- Interior
- Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
- Artwork\Sculpture\Statue
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Mask
- Dizzy Gillespie: Male
- Dizzy Gillespie: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Musician\Jazz musician
- Dizzy Gillespie: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter
- Dizzy Gillespie: Performing arts awards\Grammy
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.93.475
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44f5167d1-b292-4611-ae0c-2af4ac9989e6
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