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Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet.

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Title
Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet.
Collection

Portrait collection

Sidney Bechet portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1960 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Bechet, Sidney
Topics
African American jazz musicians
Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959
African American musicians
Clarinetists
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: B ; 26 x 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487082
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9e764f10-c5f1-012f-2783-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1920: Created (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1960. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67c5a7d7-bb74-7035-e040-e00a18060d9c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67c5a7d7-bb74-7035-e040-e00a18060d9c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1960). Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67c5a7d7-bb74-7035-e040-e00a18060d9c

Wikipedia Citation

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Three-quarter length portrait of jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet with clarinet.