Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942 - 1943
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Alfredo Gustar, American
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Duke Ellington with composer Billy Strayhorn and dancer Alfredo Gustar inside the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ellington is seated at a piano and Gustar is sitting on top. Strayhorn stands to the side of the piano, between the other two men. A floral patterned curtain covers a window in the center background. The back of the photograph has an inscription: 71PRXGT, a printed notation, and several stickers.
place: label: Place captured
content: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
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 from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.302.45
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)