Don Cherry, 1973

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


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1973
Height:
25.5 cm  (10 1/16 in.)
Width:
34.9 cm  (13 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Place of creation:
New York (New York, United States)

    Item location

  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    [Museum inv. no.: 2012.164.88]

Description

Jazz trumpeter Don Cherry performing in New York City. Cherry is wearing a patterned shirt and necklace and holds a pocket trumpet to his mouth with his eyes closed. Behind him another musician plays a large stringed instrument, possibly a tanpura.

People as subjects

Cherry, Don (1936-1995) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48CC723
portrait of a musician

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446] (pocket trumpet)

RIdIM images


© David D. Spitzer. Usage conditions apply

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5885