Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Woody Shaw, 1978
1978
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 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 and composer Woody Shaw playing the trumpet during a performance in Miami, FL. Shaw is photographed from an extreme low angle and his trumpet, which is out of focus, extends past the top of the frame. Shaw has his eyes closed while playing and wears a dark shirt.
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Catalog reference: 2012.164.168
