B.B. King - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Object Details

Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, born 1935
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 pinstripe 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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
1969
Object number
2014.116.24
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Houston
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 13269pixels × 10858pixels (13269pixels)
Place depicted
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Blues (Music)
Men
Photography
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.116.24
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
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GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5027e8b98-245a-4e63-a90e-f36ec8435771
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