Billie Holiday at a dinner party under a "Lady Day" sign

Object Details

Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
Subject of: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965; Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959

Description: This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday seated behind a table with a large group of people. Above her head on the wall is a large white sign with text that reads Lady Day." Wearing a light colored formal dress with spaghetti straps, a large bow in her hair, and a choker necklace, Billie Holiday leans forward and slightly to her right. Her gaze is directed towards her right. Seated to her left is a man in a gray suit and bowtie, leaning to his left towards a man standing at the end of the table, also in a gray suit. On Billie Holiday's right is a woman in a black dress. A man and woman sit beyond her. Three people, two women and a man, sit across the table from Billie Holiday, with their backs to the viewer. A man in a light colored suit and dark tie is visible in the bottom left foreground.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

ca. 1952

Restrictions & Rights: © Linda A. Jackson; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm); H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Place depicted: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, 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; Bebop (Music); Entertainers; Jazz (Music); Nightlife; Singers (Musicians)

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a361396-cbac-4ad2-a5eb-5881e3c4a7db