Hubert Laws, 1993

Spitzer, David D. (active late 20th century)


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1993
Height:
34.6 cm  (13 5/8 in.)
Width:
23.5 cm  (9 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Item location

  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    [Museum inv. no.: 2012.164.164]

Description

A black-and-white photograph of musician Hubert Laws playing the flute at a performance in Miami Beach, FL. Laws is photographed from a slightly low angle. His flute is raised to his mouth and his eyes are tightly closed while he plays. He wears a dark pinstripe suit and black dress shirt. (Smithsonian website)

People as subjects

Laws, Hubert (1939-2003) (Musician portrait)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093]

RIdIM images


© David D. Spitzer. Usage conditions apply

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5883