<I>Mary Lou Williams, 1977</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1977
name: label: Photograph by
content: David D. Spitzer, American
label: Subject of
content: Mary Lou Williams, American, 1910 - 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of jazz pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams performing in New York City. Williams is photographed from the right as she sits at her piano. An out of focus mic stand is in the foreground. Williams wears a light colored sleeveless dress with a brooch pinned on it. Her eyes are closed as she plays.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
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 David D. Spitzer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.164.179
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © David D. Spitzer
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): 13 3/4 x 9 3/16 in. (34.9 x 23.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 11/16 in. (35.3 x 27.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)