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Lester Bowie, 1973

1973

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

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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 Lester Bowie playing trumpet during a performance in New York City. Bowie is performing on an outdoor stage and is photographed from a low angle and to the left. He stands in front of a microphone and his trumpet has a mute in the bell. He wears a striped collared shirt, glasses, and a plastic hard hat.

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Catalog reference: 2012.164.156

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