Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Illinois Jacquet, 1975
1975
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Illinois Jacquet playing tenor saxaphone during a performance in New York City. Jacquet is photographed from a low angle and from the chest up. His eyes are closed while he plays and he wears a dark striped suit jacket, white dress shirt, and thick rimmed glasses.
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Catalog reference: 2012.164.155