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Herb Snitzer

Count Basie, New York City recording studio, 1960

Description

Maker

Herb Snitzer (American, b. 1932)
Palm Press, Inc. (American), publisher

Title

Count Basie, New York City recording studio, 1960
from the portfolio "Such Sweet Thunder"

Year

1995

Medium

  • gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • gelatin silver print

Materials

gelatin silver print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 38.6 x 26.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto: signed and dated in ink by artist, lower RC margin along right edge of image.Verso: in graphite, lower RC: "33/75"

Identification

Edition

33/75

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Donald and Jeanne Stanton

Object Number

2015.132.2.4

Type

  • Photographs

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Herb Snitzer (American, b. 1932)
Palm Press, Inc. (American), publisher
Count Basie, New York City recording studio, 1960; from the portfolio "Such Sweet Thunder", 1995
Gelatin silver print
Image: 38.6 x 26.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/8 inches)
Gift of Donald and Jeanne Stanton 2015.132.2.4

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