Photograph of Howlin' Wolf, Pete Cosey, and Gene Barge during recording session
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Howlin' Wolf, American, 1910 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Gene Barge, American, born 1926
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Howlin' Wolf, Pete Cosey, Gene Barge and two unidentified men in a recording studio. At left, largely obscured by an acoustic panel, is a man holding an electric guitar. Howlin' Wolf is second from left, seated in front of acoustic panels with a microphone and music stand positioned in front of him. He wears a short-sleave button-down shirt, trousers, and dark shoes and socks. In front of him are Pete Cosey holding an electric guitar and Gene Barge wearing a white shirt and dark trousers. All four are looking to an unidentified man facing away from the camera. Man is balding and appears to be wearing a suit. Foreground has amplifiers and a record player. There are no marks on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: 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, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.105.13
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
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): 6 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (15.8 × 20.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 8 × 8 9/16 in. (20.3 × 21.8 cm)