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Miles Davis, NYC, You're Under Arrest Shoot #1

1985

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.

Black and white photograph of Miles Davis seated holding a trumpet upright in his lap. He wears a dark shirt, pants, and black fedora hat. His PR hand pinches the front of his hat as he looks straight at the camera. His PL hand holds a trumpet with the horn resting in his lap and the mouthpiece obscuring his nose. He is seated in front of a light background. The image is situated on a white background. Below the lower left corner is the title, date, and print number in hand-written text in black ink [Miles Davis NYC 1985 You're Under Arrest Shoot #1 12/150]. Below the lower right corner is the artist's signature [A. Barboza]. On the back of the print in a repeating pattern is the paper manufacturer logo: [EPSON].

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Catalog reference: 2014.157.4

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