Duke Ellington celebrates 25th anniversary in show business, c. 1952
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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 sitting behind a table set with flowers and tall candles. Wearing a dark suit and tie over a gray shirt, he is surrounded by a crowd of people; seated to his left is a woman in a dotted dress, smoking a cigarette. Another woman, only partially visible, is seated on his right. In the foreground is a woman in profile, wearing her hair in a ponytail. On the wall over Duke Ellington's head is a sign that reads "Welcome the DUKE/ of ELLINGTON/ on His 25th Year/ in/ music." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text "#8."
- 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
- Object number
- 2016.117.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Linda A. Jackson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 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)
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.117.8
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5afcf7d55-5d8f-41ce-9c23-0879a36c29ce
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