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Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland, 1989

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

David D. Spitzer, American

Subject of

Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican, 1923 - 2011

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Eddie Bluesman Kirkland playing a guitar and singing at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a dark hat, white shirt, and a dark vest. He is singing into a microphone and his left hand and neck of the guitar are visible at the bottom right of the frame. The photo is taken from an extreme low angle.

Credit Line

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

Date

1989

Object number

2012.164.34

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): 9 5/16 x 13 11/16 in. (23.6 x 34.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.4 x 35 cm)
H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 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/fd5afc5b511-f76f-498f-ba99-fc8c1ad964f0

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.164.34

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