[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946] (LOC)

    Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

    [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]

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

    Caption from Down Beat: Fifth in the series of staff lensman Bill Gottlieb's intimate dressing room shots of musical celebrities is Duke Ellington, with the mirror reflecting his always present piano, his conservative ties, his 20 suits, his 15 shirts, his suede shoes and his smiling self.

    Notes:
     Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 123
    Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
    Purchase William P. Gottlieb
    Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).
    In: "Through the looking glass," Down Beat, v. 13, no. 20 (Sept. 23, 1946), p. 16.

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

    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.02291

    Call Number: LC-GLB13- 0229

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