[Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946] (LOC)

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

[Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946]

1 negative : b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

Notes:
Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 011
Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
Purchase William P. Gottlieb
Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971
Jazz musicians--1940-1950.
Trumpet players--1940-1950.
Aquarium

Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950.
Film negatives--1940-1950.

Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
(contact print) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
(reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.00221

Call Number: LC-GLB13- 0022

Comments and faves

  1. frank pechtel, Esteban Couceiro, Jon Matthies, Kuby!, and 123 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. artur sikora (29 months ago | reply)

    amazing image! amazing man...full of energy

  3. eddyizm (29 months ago | reply)

    fantastic!
    --
    Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)

  4. Dill Pixels (29 months ago | reply)

    The man was above all that.

  5. Willykayak (29 months ago | reply)

    a truly great American icon of the jazz era. . . .Satchmo.

  6. Juanbpn. (29 months ago | reply)

    Splendid portrait of great musicien. Thanks for report and regards.

  7. Velurajah UK (29 months ago | reply)

    Nice. Interesting point of view!

  8. This photo was invited and added to the Exergy group.

  9. deambulation [deleted] (29 months ago | reply)

    Louis Armstrong... An inforgettable man, an amazing musician. This photograph is wonderful and it's a great way of remembering this great man.

  10. Ambropoetica07 (29 months ago | reply)

    what an amazing human... I miss his death metal version of what a wonderful world...

  11. Bill&Jan (29 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous shot of a fabulous entertainer!

  12. This photo was invited and added to the we are love group.

  13. RedRaspus (28 months ago | reply)

    Love the photo! I just shared it on my blog, Jazz Photo Daily. It will be live in the next day or two. Let me know if I can link somewhere better to promote these photos.

  14. Cait (LOC Music) (28 months ago | reply)

    RedRaspus: Thanks for getting the word out on your blog -- I just checked it out and the links you provide look great to me!

  15. Andrey Timofeev (18 months ago | reply)

    Amazing Louis Armstrong! ^_^

  16. rayray62 (17 months ago | reply)

    The late Duke Ellington said it best: "Louis was born a poor man, he died a rich man, and never hurt anyone along the way."

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