Object Details
Photographer
Bernateau ((Paris, France))
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
Photographed from a low angle, Duke's mouth is wide open and his conducting hand is blurred, against a black background. Glossy print, borderless. Rubber stamp imprint on verso: "(c) by Studio Bernateau / Orange - Tel. 34.04.46 ... / S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris."
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Local Numbers
AC0415-0000004.tif (AC Scan)
General
In Box 15, unfoldered.
Topic
African American musicians
Conducting
Conductors -- 20th century
Musicians -- 20th century
Photographer
Bernateau ((Paris, France))
Culture
African Americans
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Extent
1 Item (photoprint, 7 x 5 in (18.10 x 12.6 cm.))
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted.
Date
[circa 1940-1950?]
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
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.
Bibliography
Reproduced in Merry Foresta, ed., At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 2003, p. 259; and reproduced on Smithsonian Photographic Initiative web site.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- 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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Large EAD
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Record ID
ebl-1560535212842-1560535213095-5