Photograph of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Object Details
- Date
- 1938-1961
- Photograph by
- James J. Kriegsmann, 1909 - 1994
- Subject of
- Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975
- Chester Lane, American, 1912 - 2004
- John Kirkwood, American
- Thurber Jay, American, born 1918
- Bert Payne, American
- Bob Mitchell, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Tympany Five, American, 1938 - 1961
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five and two (2) women. The six (6) men and two (2) women are depicted in two rows. The women are seated in the front row, with all of the men standing in a line behind them. The women wear matching floral dresses with spaghetti straps and ruched bodices. The men wear matching medium toned suits, white dress shirts, and ties. The men, depicted from left to right are Johnny Kirkwood, Chester Lane, Bob Mitchell, Louis Jordan, Bert Payne, and Thurber Jay. At the center, Louis Jordan holds a saxophone between the seated women. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.83
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.46.25.83
Photograph of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five and two (2) women. The six (6) men and two (2) women are depicted in two rows. The women are seated in the front row, with all of the men standing in a line behind them. The women wear matching floral dresses with spaghetti straps and ruched bodices. The men wear matching medium toned suits, white dress shirts, and ties. The men, depicted from left to right are Johnny Kirkwood, Chester Lane, Bob Mitchell, Louis Jordan, Bert Payne, and Thurber Jay. At the center, Louis Jordan holds a saxophone between the seated women. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph. H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)