Object Details
Photograph by
James J. Kriegsmann, 1909 - 1994
Subject of
Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975
Chester Lane, American, 1912 - 2004
John Kirkwood, American
Thurber Jay, American, born 1918
Bert Payne, American
Bob Mitchell, American
Unidentified Woman or Women
Tympany Five, American, 1938 - 1961
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five and two (2) women. The six (6) men and two (2) women are depicted in two rows. The women are seated in the front row, with all of the men standing in a line behind them. The women wear matching floral dresses with spaghetti straps and ruched bodices. The men wear matching medium toned suits, white dress shirts, and ties. The men, depicted from left to right are Johnny Kirkwood, Chester Lane, Bob Mitchell, Louis Jordan, Bert Payne, and Thurber Jay. At the center, Louis Jordan holds a saxophone between the seated women. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1938-1961
Object number
2013.46.25.83
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.25.83