Group portrait of a jazz band at high school prom
Object Details
- Created by
- Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A large band consisting mostly of young men stand in front of the "Moonlight and Roses" prom banner with instruments in hand. An elderly man in black tie sits in a chair in front of the musicians. White/light colored linoleum dominates the foreground of the image.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- 1948 - 1970s
- Object number
- 2012.137.3.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, 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
- Band (Music)
- Education
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.137.3.34
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f23e7005-8844-4e5d-8b38-b25e13d374e0
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