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[Mercer Ellington, studio photographic portrait : black-and-white photoprint]

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[Mercer Ellington, studio photographic portrait : black-and-white photoprint, ca. 1940-1960.]
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Object Details

Photographer

Kriegsmann, James J.

Names

Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)

Collection Creator

Ellington, Edward
Richardson, Deborra A.
Ellington, Gaye

Collection Citation

Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Scope and Contents

Diagonal composition. Imprints below image: "Mercer Ellington / And His Orchestra" (left) and "1775 Broadway / Room 431" (right, below Kriegsmann's stylized signature within the print).
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e6056506-1d0f-4e5d-8a71-298adb2340a5

Local Numbers

AC0704-0000001.tif (AC Scan)

Topic

African American musicians
Portraits -- African American men -- 1940-1960

Photographer

Kriegsmann, James J.

Culture

African Americans

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Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 3: Photographs / Mercer Ellington

Sponsor

Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Extent

1 Item (10" x 8".)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Silver gelatin on paper.

Date

circa 1940-1960

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Publicity photographs

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but copyright held by the donors. The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Publicity photographs

Restrictions

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560367809470-1560367809771-1

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Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials

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