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Carl Van Vechten

Dizzy Gillespie

1955

Gelatin silver print

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Description

Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880-1964).

Portrait photograph of John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.

Taken in New York on December 2, 1955.

Matted and framed with the photographer's atelier stamp on verso, and with holograph notes giving the subject of the photo date, and printer reference ("I - OO - 20").

Dimensions

Height: 13 inches / 33.02 cm
Width: 9.25 inches / 23.5 cm

Provenance

From the estate of Saul Mauriber, Van Vechten's assistant and executor of Van Vechten's photography estate and the compiler of Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978).

Condition Report

This work is in very good condition.

No obvious signs of wear or use.

Art Period

Post-War

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