Sujet

Carte-de-visite of Thomas Wiggins, also known as Blind Tom, ca. 1870. Creator: WL Germon.

Légende

A yellowish brown albumen print cartes-de-visite photograph of African-American musical prodigy Thomas Wiggins (1849-1908), one of the best-known American performing pianists of the 19th century. He had numerous original compositions published as well as long and successful performing career throughout the United States. He is sitting in a chair with his left side facing the camera. He is holding a piece of paper with his right hand. His left hand is resting on his knee. A textile is on the left side of the photograph. A curtain is on the right side of the photograph. A textile is on the left side of the photograph. Printed on the bottom of the card mount is “Germon,” and “914 Arch St. Phila.”

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_342

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 33,5cm x 51,0cm / 3958 x 6020 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male man men music arts country musician guy museum photography location century blind African American African-American B&W afro-american pianist United States of America carte De Visite visually impaired 19th century black & white black and white Piano Player B W albumen print nineteenth century heritage American America USA photograph portrait united states Tom cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art carte-de-visite Germon Washington Lafayette W. L. Germon Germon W. L. Washington Lafayette Germon National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits Heritage Art cartes-de-visite albumen prints Washington L. Germon Germon Washington L. Blind Tom Wiggins Thomas Greene Wiggins Wiggins Thomas Greene Tom Wiggins WL Germon Germon WL