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Buddy Guy, 1990

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

David D. Spitzer, American

Subject of

Buddy Guy, American, born 1936

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Buddy Guy playing a white guitar with a black strap at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The strap, over his left shoulder, says "Fender" upside down. He is wearing a zipped up jacket.

Credit Line

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

Date

1990

Object number

2012.164.5

Restrictions & Rights

© David D. Spitzer
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (35 x 25 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (35 x 26.7 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Place captured

Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, 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/fd5ca7bf32b-0b8d-4da8-88b2-8b88d96f3876

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.164.5

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