Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004
- Description
- This image depicts musician Ray Charles playing the piano. Wearing a light colored tuxedo with a lighter stripe down the pant leg, a black bow tie, and sunglasses, he sits on a piano bench with a microphone in front of him. His arms are raised to play, but his hands and the majority of the piano is in shadow. Light falls primarily on his face and upper torso, while the rest of the image is in shadow. His face is angled upward and turned slightly towards the microphone.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- 1980
- Object number
- 2014.116.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16644 pixels × 12142 pixels, 385.47 MB
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 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
- Jazz (Music)
- Men
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.116.20
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573d83eee-7593-4afb-bffe-6b06d988056b
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