Arrival in Tokyo, Japan for Jazz at the Philharmonic tour, 1953. In the rear seat of the car, Benny Carter and Charlie Shavers. In the front middle seat, Ray Brown. Black-and-white photoprint.
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AC0757-0000006.tif (AC Scan No.)
- Exhibitions Note
- Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
- Collector
- Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
- Names
- Brown, Ray, (jazz musician) (Raymond Mathews)
- Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
- Shavers, Charlie
- Collection Musician
- Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
- Place
- Japan
- Topic
- Automobiles, Convertible
- Automobiles -- 1950-1960
- Crowds -- Japan
- Jazz musicians
- African American musicians
- Collector
- Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
- Culture
- African Americans
- See more items in
- Benny Carter Collection
- Benny Carter Collection / Series 3: Photographs / Photobook 1950-1970 (pgs. 32-47)
- Extent
- 1 Item (unmounted, Silver gelatin on paper., 7" x 8-3/4")
- Container
- Box 122
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Collection Citation
- Benny Carter Collection, 1928-2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Collection Rights
- Reproduction restricted due to copyright.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
- Scope and Contents
- High view into convertible car, showing occupants and surrounding crowd.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560511930110-1560511931107-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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