Duke Ellington with Bop City patrons, c. mid 1950s

Object Details

Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
Subject of: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974; Unidentified Woman or Women; Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Description: This black and white photograph depicts Duke Ellington seated between two women. Sitting behind a table, Duke Ellington wears a dark suit, light colored shirt and spotted tie. The woman seated to his left wears a light colored dress with a double strand of pearls. The woman to his right wears a spotted dress with large round white earrings. The back of a man's head is visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a green sticker with "#9" handwritten on it.

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. 1955

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): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 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: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Bebop (Music); Entertainers; Jazz (Music); Music; Nightlife; Singers (Musicians)

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