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Bob Cranshaw, 1986

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Bob Cranshaw playing electric bass during a performance in Hollywood, FL. Cranshaw is photographed from a low angle and from the waist up. Part of the body and neck of the bass are visible. Cranshaw wears a white button up shirt and thick rimmed glasses.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
David D. Spitzer, American
Subject of
Bob Cranshaw, American, born 1932
Date
1986
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 7/8 x 9 3/16 in. (35.2 x 23.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 x 10 11/16 in. (35.5 x 27.2 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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