<I>Mongo Santamaría, 1979</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1979
name: label: Photograph by
content: David D. Spitzer, American
label: Subject of
content: Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaría performing at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Santamaría sits behind a drum with his right hand raised playing it. He wears a light colored suit jacket, dress shirt, and necklace. The elbow and fingers of another person's crossed arms are visible in front of Santamaría.
place: label: Place captured
content: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, 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: Latin 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: 2012.164.145
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 11/16 x 9 1/8 in. (34.8 x 23.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.3 x 24.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)