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Buddy Collette, 1991

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz and blues musician Buddy Collette playing the saxaphone during a performance in Charlotte, NC. Collette is performing outdoors and is photographed from the waist up. He wears a plaid shirt and sunglasses. Pinned to his right breast pocket is a pin saying [Jazz Charlotte Guest Performer].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
David D. Spitzer, American
Subject of
Buddy Collette, American, 1921 - 2010
Date
1991
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (34.9 x 24 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 3/16 x 10 3/4 in. (36 x 27.3 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits

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