James Cotton, 1979
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of
- James Cotton, American, born 1935
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of James Cotton holding a harmonica at a microphone during a performance in Coconut Grove, FL. He is wearing a white shirt and has a watch on his left wrist. His eyes are wide and his mouth is open.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- 1979
- Object number
- 2012.164.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 11/16 in. (23.7 x 34.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/16 x 13 3/4 in. (26.5 x 35 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Place captured
- Coconut Grove, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 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
- Blues (Music)
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.164.11
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527f80cb6-c8cd-41d4-8cba-6e51fcbd04d0
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