Skip to content

Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Magazine clipping of a Dizzy Gillespie portrait

late 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
Visit the source record ↗

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 magazine clipping of a black-and-white portrait of Dizzy Gillespie. The portrait shows Gillespie later in life, with grey and white hair. His eyes are closed and his cheeks are puffed out with a finger held to his lip. The bottom right corner of the clipping, where a caption would likely be, has been cut away. The clipping is mounted on to a thick stock paper. No inscriptions, front or back.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2012.172.7.1

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →