Gatemouth Brown

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Object Details

depicted (sitter)

Brown, Clarence

maker

Horenstein, Henry

Description

Talented on many instruments--guitar, fiddle, harmonica, drums--Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005) was one of the most versatile musicians of his time. Defying easy categorization, Gatemouth said he just wanted to play American music "Texas-style."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

negative

1976

print

2003

ID Number

2003.0169.003

accession number

2003.0169

catalog number

2003.0169.003

Object Name

photograph

gelatin silver print

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

Place Made

United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge

Associated Place

United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Kingfish Lounge

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Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Photography

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

African American

Musicians

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8754-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1203613