Illinois Jacquet
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Description
Portrait of musician and bandleader Illinois Jacquet. Printed on front: "Illinois Jacquet. Gale Agency, Inc. 48 West 48th Street. New York, N.Y. James J. Kriegsmann, N.Y." Stamped on back: "Illinois Jacquet, the dynamic saxophonist and his orchestra co-headlines 'The biggest show of 1953' at [blank] on [blank] with Nat 'King' Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Ralph Marterie and his orchestra, George Kirby, Peg Leg Bates and Helen & Howard." Typed on back: "Illinois Jacquet and his orchestra. Opening Friday, April 16, at Crystal Show Bar." Handwritten on back: "Jacquet, Illinois, sax star and his orchestra."
Details
- Creator:
- Kriegsmann, James J.
- Resource ID:
- hk002062
- Subject:
- Jacquet, Illinois
- African American musicians
- Saxophonists
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1953
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Location:
- Biography--Jacquet, Illinois
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.