Gelatin silver print of Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1932
name: label: Photograph by
content: Standard Photo Service, American
label: Subject of
content: Jimmie Lunceford, American, 1902 - 1947
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra.
label: Description
content: The thirteen (13) band members are pictured with their instruments on a stage in front of a curtain with a large floral design. Lunceford is standing at the center, leaning his proper right elbow on a grand piano and holding his saxophone in his proper left arm. He wears a light-colored double-breasted tuxedo with dark lapels. Just to the right of him is the drummer and drum kit, behind a large art deco style music stand with a diamond and key design. To the right, are three saxophone players seated behind smaller music stands in a similar diamond design, with the banjo and bass players on a raised platform behind them. To the left of Lunceford is the piano player, and the brass instrument players, also seated in two levels behind diamond music stands.
label: Description
content: Printed in the photograph in white at bottom center is [Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra] in decorative type. At the bottom left, handwritten in white is [Standard Photo Service /Phila, Pa.]. Inscribed in black ink at the bottom left is [To Janice / from / Jimmie].
label: Description
content: On the back, inscribed by hand in graphite is [SIGNED / BY JIMMIE LUNCEFORD / ca. 1932].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.38.19
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 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: 5 7/8 × 9 5/16 in. (14.9 × 23.7 cm)