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At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013

Subject of

Sarah Vaughan, American, 1924 - 1990

Caption

At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan - Club Oasis, Western Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Calif., 1950
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan singing at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California. Vaughan wears a dress and looks at the camera out of the corner of her eye.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Date

1950

Object number

2010.74.150

Restrictions & Rights

© Joe Schwartz
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 and Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)

Place depicted

Western Avenue, Central, Los Angeles, California, 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
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Singers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57744b03e-7fa7-4e0d-8cc6-261adeaaf16b

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.74.150

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