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Photograph of Mary Lou Williams playing piano with Andy Kirk and his orchestra

1930s; autographed 1980

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A black-and-white photograph, landscape orientation, of Mary Lou Williams playing the piano with Andy Kirk and his Orchestra. Mary Lou is at the piano on the left side of the image, with the conductor behind her to the left, with the remaining orchestra are on levels going up towards the right, with the drums on the far right. Printed in white in bottom left corner of image, appears like handwritting, reads [Gordon/Conner/CLEVELAND]. Handwritten note in blue ink in bottom right corner of image, reads [To Serbert/Really fantastic/Yours Love/Mary Lou Williams/1980]. Captioned below the image, on white border with black type, reads [ANDY KIRT/And His Orchestra] on the left, and [Direction/JOE GLASER/R.C.A. Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza/New York, N.Y.] on the right. Nothing on reverse.

Details

  • Title: Photograph of Mary Lou Williams playing piano with Andy Kirk and his orchestra
  • Date Created: 1930s; autographed 1980
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Conductors (Musicians), Instrumentalists (Musicians), Jazz (Music)
  • Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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