B.B. King, 1973

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Object Details

Photograph by

David D. Spitzer, American

Subject of

B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015

Description

A black-and-white photograph of B.B. King playing a guitar by a microphone at a performance in New York City. The left side of his upper body is visible, as is the neck of his guitar. He is wearing a patterned suit jacket.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Date

1973

Object number

2012.164.6

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (24.7 x 35 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.4 x 35.2 cm)

H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Place captured

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Blues (Music)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7624f07-b9a7-48ad-962c-7ef508157fd5

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.164.6