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Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody - Resurrection City. Wash., D.C. - 1968

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of
James Moody, American, 1925 - 2010
Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
This image depicts musicians Dizzy Gillespie and James Moody performing at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign, May-June 1968. Gillespie, standing to the left, wearing a dark colored sweatshirt, dark pants, and white sneakers, plays his trumpet, the bell bent upward. Moody, standing to the right, wearing a dark three piece suit, plays the saxophone. Both men wear glasses with heavy dark rims. There is a microphone standing between them. Behind them is a three piece band: one man, wearing a black suit, plays the drums, a second man is a light colored cardigan plays the bass, and a third man in a dark colored sweater plays the piano. The stage is outdoors and trees 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
1968
Object number
2014.116.17
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: 5587 pixels × 5370 pixels, 57.23 MB
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Jazz (Music)
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.116.17
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5538d37e0-92b7-4709-9156-259c73e0f216

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