Object Details
- Photograph by
- Wayne F. Miller, American, 1918 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of blues musicians at the Maxwell Street flea market. The man closest to the camera is playing a Silvertone Aristocrat model, an archtop semiacoustic guitar. To his left is a second man sitting on the curb. A third man sits on the front bumper of the car, with his right elbow on his leg and his right hand holding his face and cigarette. A fourth man is pictured next to the third man, but his face is cut off.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1946-1948
- Object number
- 2009.24.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Magnum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- The Way of Life of the Northern Negro
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Title
- Photograph of blues musicians at the Maxwell Street flea market
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.24.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c6a363a-2735-48ea-95c8-6cf52c0e5329
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