Object Details
Artist
Anton Bruehl, 1900 - 10 Aug 1982
Sitter
Louis Armstrong, 4 Aug 1901 - 6 Jul 1971
Exhibition Label
A trumpet virtuoso and innovative vocalist, jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong helped transform the genre into an international phenomenon. Raised in New Orleans, where he first learned to play the cornet, Armstrong was recruited for “King” Oliver’s Chicago-based Creole Jazz Band in 1922. When the opportunity to perform with Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra took Armstrong to New York City in 1924, his technical prowess and rhythmic ingenuity played a critical role in the development of the new musical style known as “swing.”
After forming his own band—the Hot Five—in 1925, Armstrong made a series of memorable recordings that secured his reputation as both the first great jazz soloist and a vocalist as skilled at “scat” singing as he was at melody. When the swing era gave way to bebop following World War II, he rode the wave of the Dixieland jazz revival, becoming its most popular performer.
Nacido en Nueva Orleans, Luisiana
Virtuoso de la trompeta y vocalista innovador, Louis Armstrong fue uno de los pioneros del jazz que transformaron el género en un fenómeno internacional. Creció en Nueva Orleans, donde aprendió a tocar la corneta, y en 1922 fue reclutado por “King” Oliver para su Creole Jazz Band, radicada en Chicago. En 1924 se le presentó la oportunidad de tocar con la orquesta de Fletcher Henderson en Nueva York, donde su maestría técnica y su genio rítmico fueron cruciales en el desarrollo del nuevo estilo conocido como swing.
Tras fundar su propia banda, Hot Five, en 1925, Armstrong grabó una serie de memorables discos que consolidaron su reputación como primer gran solista de jazz y vocalista tan diestro en el scat como en la melodía. Cuando el swing cedió el paso al bebop, luego de la 2a Guerra Mundial, Armstrong aprovechó el resurgimiento del jazz dixieland, convirtiéndose en su más popular exponente.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Date
1935
Object number
NPG.2001.77
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Anton Bruehl
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.8 x 19.4cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8")
Sheet: 25.7 x 20.2cm (10 1/8 x 7 15/16")
Mount: 27.9 x 22.8cm (11 x 9")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Frame: 59.7 x 43.8 x 3.8cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/2")
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation
On View
NPG, West Gallery 240
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
Interior\Studio\Photography
Louis Armstrong: Male
Louis Armstrong: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Louis Armstrong: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
Louis Armstrong: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Louis Armstrong: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Jazz musician
Louis Armstrong: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter
Louis Armstrong: Performing arts awards\Grammy
Portrait
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Record ID
npg_NPG.2001.77