Lead Belly

Object Details

Collection Creator: Asch, Moses; Distler, Marian, 1919-1964; Folkways Records

See more items in: Moses and Frances Asch Collection; Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 7: Photographs

Collection Citation: Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: This folder contains several black and white photographs of Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter. The folder includes pictures of a sculpted bust of Lead Belly made by Michael G. Owens, Jr., as well as a reprinted article from the November-December 1953 issue of High Fidelity Magazine titled "Leadbelly's Last Sessions", written by Frederic Ramsey, Jr.. Photographers include Frederic Ramsey Jr., Jim Chapelle, and Jean Evans.

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