Object Details
Photograph by
David D. Spitzer, American
Subject of
Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993
Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz composer and musician Sun Ra at a performance in Miami Beach, FL. He is photographed in right profile and quite close up. His eyes are downcast and he wears a large winged headdress. A stage light is visible in the far right of the frame.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
Date
1990
Object number
2012.164.138
Restrictions & Rights
© David D. Spitzer
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 (Image): 9 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.8 x 35 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 x 13 15/16 in. (24.9 x 35.4 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Place captured
Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Afrofuturism
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.164.138