Papa John Creach, 1994

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Object Details

Photograph by

David D. Spitzer, American

Subject of

Papa John Creach, American, 1917 - 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Papa John Creach playing violin at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a multicolored hat, white shirt, and a leather jacket. He is holding the violin in his left hand and the bow in his right hand.

Credit Line

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

Date

ca. 1994

Object number

2012.164.33

Restrictions & Rights

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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 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm)

H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Place captured

Fort Lauderdale, Broward 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

Blues (Music)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5478b1c61-5245-4ad7-9185-f12a63466ab7

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.164.33