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Photograph of Pete Cosey with guitar

2009

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 color photograph of Pete Cosey holding an electric guitar in front of a decorative fabric backdrop. Cosey faces proper right while fingering guitar with left hand. He wears a black shirt and black sunglasses. Backdrop features a white, pink, green, and blue floral pattern. Over his left shoulder is an Eye of Horus symbol in white and blue. Back of photograph bears repeating watermark for Kodak PerfectTouch Paper. Printed on back, upside down in black ink is [KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery / 09SEP05 CGK9 ID28605289141].

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Catalog reference: 2021.105.8

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