Autographed promotional photograph of Fletcher Henderson
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Photograph by
content: Maurice Zeldman, Russian, 1900 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Fletcher Henderson, American, 1897 - 1952
notes: label: Description
content: A glossy black and white photographic portrait of Fletcher Henderson with autograph. Henderson is pictures from the shoulders up with his body facing left and his head turned to look towards the camera. His proper right arm is bent in front as if leaning on something out of frame, his hand raised by his face. he wears a dark colored tuxedo jacket with white shirt, cuffs, and pocket square and dark colored bow tie and round cuff links. Inscribed in black ink on the left side of the image is [To Leo / With Best Wishes / Fletcher Henderson]. At the bottom right corner of the image is the photographer's mark: [Maurice / CHICAGO]. Printed beneath the image is [FLETCHER HENDERSON / And His Orchestra] on the left and [Exlusive Management / CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS, INC. / NEW YORK CHICAGO CLEVELAND HOLLYWOOD DALLAS / SAN FRANCISCO] on the right. An inscription on the back reads [A073969-35].
place: label: Place captured
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
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: 2011.57.36.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Getty/Metronome
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 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)