Object Details
Photographer
Butler, Opisc (photographer)
Names
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Creator
Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
Collection Citation
Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
The young Ellington, wearing a hat, suit and tie. Inscribed in ink: "To my darling Mother- / in-Law who always / says, 'Ellington's / right' / Your Son / Duke". "Opisc [?] -Butler / New York" in negative, at lower right Date in pencil on verso, as well as "Washington-- [illegible letter] James."
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Local Numbers
03041502.tif (AC Scan No.)
General
Another copy of this print, trimmed flush and in worse condition, is in the folder.
Exhibitions Note
Scan file sold to Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (Laura Schiavo, contact), warm-toned print for exhibition use, 2003/03/13.
Topic
African American composers
Photographer
Butler, Opisc (photographer)
See more items in
Ella Fitzgerald Papers
Ella Fitzgerald Papers / Series 2: Photographs / 2.4: Ella Fitzgerald with Family, Colleagues, and Friends / Duke Ellington various shots, various dates
Extent
1 Item (photoprint, Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted, 10 x 8".)
Condition
Fragile: broken lower left corner; long vertical crease with separated emulsion, upper right; vertical scratch across subject's face and hat.
Date
[1923.]
Container
Box 14, Folder 10
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Portraits
Photographs
Collection Rights
The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Portraits -- African American men
Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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Record ID
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