Sujet

Conductor's baton owned by Cab Calloway, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Wooden conductor's baton used by Cab Calloway, (1907-1994), an African-American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor. The black painted handle is larger than the white painted tapered shaft. Remnants of black paint on the tip of the shaft indicate it may have been painted black at one time.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_255

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,4Mo (509,4Ko) / 29,5cm x 24,1cm / 3488 x 2844 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black music swing arts country nightclub museum color location century jazz baton African American African-American afro-american United States of America Colour 20th century heritage American America USA object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Cotton Club batons (music equipment) Cab Calloway Calloway Cab Cabell Cabell Calloway III Cabell Calloway paint on wood