[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946] (LOC)

    Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

    [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946]

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

    Caption from Down Beat: Duke Ellington (Zanzibar). Duke was finally allowed to play a concert in Washington, D. C., his home town. At the Watergate, June 6th, he drew a crowd of 7,000 with another 2,000 catching the show from the Lincoln Memorial grounds, Arlington Bridge, and from canoes in the Potomac River.

    Notes:
     Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 129
    Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
    Purchase William P. Gottlieb
    Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).
    In: The Record Changer, v. 5, no. 5 (July 46, 1946), p. 11.

    Subjects:
     Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
    Jazz musicians--1940-1950.
    Composers--1940-1950.
    Pianists--1940-1950.
    Zanzibar

    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
    (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.02481

    Call Number: LC-GLB13- 0248

    Comments and faves

    1. Leif Bop (28 months ago | reply)

      Duke Ellington played at the Zanzibar from September 11–December 5, 1945.
      (K. Stratemann, Duke Ellington Day by Day and Film by Film, 1992, 263).

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