<I>Dean Dixon, American Youth Orchestra</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1944-1949
name: label: Photograph by
content: Arthur Leipzig, American, 1918 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Dean Dixon, American, 1915 - 1976
label: Created by
content: American Youth Orchestra
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of Dean Dixon by Arthur Leipzig. Dixon is in the center of the image facing the camera. His arms are raised and positioned to conduct. Dixon’s eyes are looking down at sheets of papers spread out over the table in front of him. He is wearing a white pinstriped shirt, tie clip, and black belt and pants. The wall behind Dixon is covered in paper prints. There is a large graphic of the Unites States Capitol directly behind Dixon. Below this is a graphic of men with their back turned, knees bent, and raised arms. One man is in uniform. To the right of Dixon is the image of a city skyline. There are posters along the right wall, partially out of the frame. The top one has the image of a man walking up to a factory with the text [JOB AID]. The third poster has [G.I.] below its graphic. There are handwritten inscriptions on the reverse with the title and the work is signed.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: United States History
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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, Gift of Judith Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.69.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Arthur Leipzig
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and sheet): 11 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. (29.2 × 22.5 cm)