Photograph of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
date: label: Date
content: 1938-1961
name: label: Photograph by
content: James J. Kriegsmann, 1909 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Chester Lane, American, 1912 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: John Kirkwood, American
label: Subject of
content: Thurber Jay, American, born 1918
label: Subject of
content: Bert Payne, American
label: Subject of
content: Bob Mitchell, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Tympany Five, American, 1938 - 1961
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five and two (2) women. The six (6) men and two (2) women are depicted in two rows. The women are seated in the front row, with all of the men standing in a line behind them. The women wear matching floral dresses with spaghetti straps and ruched bodices. The men wear matching medium toned suits, white dress shirts, and ties. The men, depicted from left to right are Johnny Kirkwood, Chester Lane, Bob Mitchell, Louis Jordan, Bert Payne, and Thurber Jay. At the center, Louis Jordan holds a saxophone between the seated women. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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: 2013.46.25.83
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)