Object Details
- Created by
- Louis H. Draper, American, 1935 - 2002
- Subject of
- Joyce Bryant, American, born 1928
- Description
- A gelatin silver print of Joyce Bryant in front of an upright piano. She sits on the piano bench and faces the viewer while resting her arm on the piano's music desk. Also on the music desk are booklets of sheet music, including "My Lord and Master" and a Billie Holliday "Lady Sings the Blues" anthology. Partially obscured by Bryant is sheet music featuring the image of a European classical composer wearing a periwig. More sheet music is stacked on the piano's top. Above the piano, and dominating the top half of the photograph, is a large print of Joyce Bryant.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nell Draper-Winston
- 1978
- Object number
- 2013.66.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Louis Draper Archive
- 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): 13 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (33.3 x 22.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 13/16 in. (35.1 x 27.5 cm)
- 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
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.66.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560ca40b2-278f-438d-ae35-9c66d15cc137
