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Photograph of John Lee Hooker with diagram of the evolution of the blues

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Clemens Kalischer, German American, 1921 - 2018

    Subject of

    John Lee Hooker, American, 1912 - 2001

    Description

    A black and white photograph of John Lee Hooker at the “Folk and Jazz Roundtable” at the Music Inn, in Stockbridge, MA. Hooker is shown seated with both elbows on the table and his right hand on his forehead. He leans over a mug, and there are papers on the table next to his left elbow. Behind him, hanging on the wall, is a blackboard diagram of the roots of mainstream Blues. The chart lists "MARCH," HYMN," "RING-SHOUT CRIES / WORKSONG," AND "REEL-JIG" as the oldest influences, with Ragtime, Spirituals, Jug Bands, Dance-games, New Orleans Brass Bands, Gospel, Early Blues, Vaudeville, Coon Shout, Minstrel, New Orleans Jazz, and 12-bar Blues branching out and cross-pollinating into [MAIN STREAM (1920)] Blues. On back at top left is [John Lee / Hooker] and at top right is [M23812-32]. On back at bottom center is [Clemens Kalischer].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1951

    Object number

    2013.46.21

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Clemens Kalischer Photos
    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 (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

    Place captured

    Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 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)
    Gospel (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Ragtime (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Spirituals (Music)
    Vaudeville

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507e2e9d8-1c6d-4325-bbd4-41db66215a85

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.46.21

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