Object Details
- Photograph by
- David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of
- Earl King, American, 1934 - 2003
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Earl King playing guitar during a performance in Miami Beach, FL. King is photographed from the waist up and is looking down at his two-tone Fender Stratocaster while playing. He leans back and wears a patterned button-up shirt with solid color front panels. He stands in front of a black background with large white lettering partly visible at the top of the frame.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- 1992
- Object number
- 2012.164.112
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (34.8 x 23.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (35 x 27.3 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured
- Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.164.112
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4067751-bc1b-48f1-9406-cec11e5f2f92
