Object Details
Photograph by
David D. Spitzer, American
Subject of
Dexter Gordon, American, 1923 - 1990
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Dexter Gordon playing the saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Gordon is photographed from the knees up at a low angle. He wears dark slacks, a light dress shirt and a dark vest.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
Date
1977
Object number
2012.164.176
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
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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. (34.9 x 24.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 1/2 in. (35.1 x 26.7 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Place captured
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, 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
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.164.176