Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn

Object Details

Photograph by

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

Subject of

Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974

Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967

Alfredo Gustar, American

Description

A black and white photograph of Duke Ellington with composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer Alfredo Gustar inside the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ellington is seated at a piano and Gustar is sitting on top. Strayhorn stands to the side of the piano, between the other two men. A floral patterned curtain covers a window in the center background. The back of the photograph has an inscription: 71PRXGT, a printed notation, and several stickers.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

ca. 1942 - 1943

Object number

2014.302.45

Restrictions & Rights

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris 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: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)

Place captured

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Black Press

Composers (Musicians)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Musicians

Photography

Tap dancing

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.302.45

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b8c70b3-e8a1-4160-b0e8-5d665cd5140d