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Photograph of Mary Lou Williams playing piano with Andy Kirk and his orchestra

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@ National Museum of African American History and Culture

Gordon Conner Studio, American

Description

A black-and-white photograph, landscape orientation, of Mary Lou Williams playing the piano with Andy Kirk and his Orchestra. Mary Lou is at the piano on the left side of the image, with the conductor behind her to the left, with the remaining orchestra are on levels going up towards the right, with the drums on the far right. Printed in white in bottom left corner of image, appears like handwritting, reads [Gordon/Conner/CLEVELAND]. Handwritten note in blue ink in bottom right corner of image, reads [To Serbert/Really fantastic/Yours Love/Mary Lou Williams/1980]. Captioned below the image, on white border with black type, reads [ANDY KIRT/And His Orchestra] on the left, and [Direction/JOE GLASER/R.C.A. Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza/New York, N.Y.] on the right. Nothing on reverse.
Format:
Silver And Photographic Gelatin On Photographic Paper
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution