B.B. King - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969

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Object Details

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021

Subject of

B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015

Description

This image depicts musician B.B. King playing his guitar. Wearing a dark suit, light tie, light pinstripe shirt with french cuffs, he holds his guitar to the right side of his torso, strumming with his right hand. He wears a ring on each hand. His eyes closed, he faces slightly to his left, towards the viewer. Taken from below, this angle gives him a monumental aspect.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Date

1969

Object number

2014.116.25

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 11756 pixels × 9924 pixels, 222.54 MB

Place depicted

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 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)

Men

Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55218cab7-237d-484f-af4b-e37a9fdad291

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.116.25