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Charles Mingus, 1973

1973

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 Charles Mingus playing bass during a performance in New York City. Mingus is photographed head on but from a low angle. He is looking down at the bass he is playing and an out of focus music stand resting his bow on it cuts across the lower portion of the frame.

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Catalog reference: 2012.164.142

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