B.B. King - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015
- Description
- This image depicts musician B.B. King playing his guitar. Wearing a dark suit and light tie and a shirt with french cuffs, he holds his guitar to the right side of his torso, strumming with his right hand. He wears a ring on each hand. His eyes closed, he faces forward. Taken from below, this image gives him a monumental aspect. A microphone can be seen in the background.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- 1969
- Object number
- 2014.116.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12454 pixels × 13310 pixels, 316.18 MB
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Men
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.116.22
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd586d58e3e-0802-4760-aa98-5e8758549e6c
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