Object Details
Photograph by
Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
Subject of
Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
Dorothy Rose Hornsby, American, born 1920
Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
Description
This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday and Dorothy R. Hornsby seated at a table. Billie Holliday, wearing a white hat and white buttoned up coat, sits slightly sideways, partially turned towards the viewer. To her right sits Hornsby in a white button down blouse. She faces the viewer, her right arm propped on the table in front of them, her left arm resting on Billie Holiday's shoulder. There are glasses and plates on the corner of the table in front of them. In the background is a man seated at a piano.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
Date
ca. 1952
Object number
2016.117.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Linda A. Jackson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)
H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
Place depicted
Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Bebop (Music)
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.117.4