Photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing with other musicians in a recording studio
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1965
name: label: Subject of
content: Jimi Hendrix, American, 1942 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Curtis Knight, American, 1929 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Ray Lucas, American, 1939 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Ed "Bugs" Gregory, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: This is a color photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing with other musicians in a recording studio. In the image Jimi Hendrix is seated in between two other seated musicians. He wears a black shirt and black pants and holds an electric guitar on his lap. There is a microphone in a stand in front of him. He gazes downwards at the guitar. To his left is a man wearing a short sleeve green and white plaid shirt and grey pants. He holds a guitar on his lap and gazes towards the viewer. On Jimi Hendrix’s right is another musician in a light colored short sleeve shirt and black hat. He holds his guitar on his lap as he turns towards Jimi Hendrix. Standing behind them are two other men. One wears a button down brown shirt and the other wears a black and white plaid shirt and black pants. They both gaze directly at the viewer. Several microphones of various heights are set up around the room. In the foreground is a large square amplifier set up on a metal folding chair.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.102.4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 4 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (11.5 × 16.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 5 × 7 5/16 in. (12.7 × 18.5 cm)