Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Gelatin silver print of Lead Belly playing the guitar
1941
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 Lead Belly playing the guitar. Lead Belly is sitting on a chair and is playing a guitar. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a suit, and a bowtie. Josh White is sitting in the background, also playing a guitar. Around them is a crowd of people sitting at tables with white table cloths. There is a mural painting of two men and a woman on the wall in the background.
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Catalog reference: 2015.97.38.26
