Object Details
Artist
Chuck Stewart, 21 May 1927 - 20 Jan 2017
Sitter
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., 14 Mar 1933 - 3 Nov 2024
Exhibition Label
Born Chicago, Illinois
Quincy Jones’s career in the music business spanned more than seven decades. As a young man, he played with Ray Charles and toured internationally with Dizzy Gillespie. Beginning in 1964, he composed music for dozens of motion pictures, including In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Wiz (1978), and The Color Purple (1985).
Jones arranged and produced some of the most iconic music of his time and once told Rolling Stone magazine that he was “blessed to work with every major music star in the history of America.” He collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Michael Jackson, and Frank Sinatra. Jones earned 28 Grammys, two honorary Academy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Kennedy Center Honor.
Chuck Stewart, who is remembered for his dynamic images of musicians, jazz artists in particular, photographed Jones during a rehearsal for the Broadway musical Free and Easy (1959).
Nacido en Chicago, Illinois
La carrera de Quincy Jones en la industria musical abarcó más de siete décadas. Siendo muy joven se presentó con Ray Charles e hizo una gira internacional con Dizzy Gillespie. A partir de 1964 compuso música para docenas de películas, entre ellas Al calor de la noche (1967), The Wiz (1978) y El color púrpura (1985).
Jones adaptó y produjo piezas icónicas de su época y, según declaró a la revista Rolling Stone, se sentía “afortunado de haber trabajado con todas las grandes estrellas musicales en la historia de Estados Unidos”. En efecto, colaboró con gran variedad de artistas de la talla de Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Michael Jackson y Frank Sinatra. Jones ganó 28 Grammys, dos Oscars honorarios, un Emmy y un Premio de Honor del Kennedy Center.
Chuck Stewart, recordado por sus dinámicos retratos de músicos, sobre todo artistas del jazz, fotografió a Jones durante un ensayo para el musical de Broadway Free and Easy (1959).
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Elizabeth Ann Hylton
Date
1959
Object number
NPG.2013.59
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Chuck Stewart
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 25.2 × 20.6 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/8")
Sheet: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11")
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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
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Interior\Studio
Interior\Studio\Recording
Music\Music stand
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Male
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Music producer
Portrait
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Record ID
npg_NPG.2013.59