Photograph of Dizzy Gillespie holding a trumpet

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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 photographic portrait of Dizzy Gillespie. He is seen in profile from his left side, from the shoulders up. He is looking down and wearing a collared shirt and jacket. A trumpet is partially visible from the bottom left corner, the mouthpiece near Gillespie's chin. Handwritten in black ink at the bottom right corner is the photographer’s signature and “80.” Stamped on the back of the photograph, in the bottom right corner, with purple ink is “ANGELA CIOCE.”

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