Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Eubie Blake playing the piano. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses, and a suit and tie, with a white pocket square. He is sitting on a piano bench playing the piano in front of a brick wall with a white window. Handwritten in the top right corner, in black marker is “To Hinsh Cohen / from / Eulie Blake / feb. 9th / 1974.” Stamped in black ink on the back of the photograph at bottom right is “FEB - 9 1974.” Also on the back, handwritten in red ink is “EUBIE BLAKE” in the bottom right corner.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- 1974
- Object number
- 2014.3.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 13/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.9 × 19.4 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Ragtime (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.3.7
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5226d32e7-c7ea-4c01-b6c4-5f57faaa573d
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