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Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980

Object Details

Description
This image depicts musician Ray Charles playing the piano. Wearing a light colored tuxedo with a lighter stripe down the pant leg, a black bow tie, and sunglasses, he sits on a piano bench with a microphone in front of him. His arms are raised to play, but his hands and the majority of the piano is in shadow. Light falls primarily on his face and upper torso, while the rest of the image is in shadow. His face is angled upward and turned slightly towards the microphone.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of
Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004
Date
1980
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 16644 pixels × 12142 pixels, 385.47 MB
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog

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