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Photographic print of Dizzy Gillespie with trumpet

before 1993

African American history · place not specified

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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 close portrait of Dizzy Gillespie. The upturned bell of his trumpet is in the foreground. His hands, eyes and part of his face are just visible in the shadows behind it.

Catalog date
before 1993
Recorded subjects
African American; Composers (Musicians); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Sources & collection details

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

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.172.7.3

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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