[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie holding trumpet] [graphic].
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964, photographer.
still image
Portrait photographs. gmgpc
1955 Dec. 2.
eng
Photograph shows John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, an African American, male jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and educator holding bent trumpet.
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print.
Van Vechten number: I OO 15.
Carl Van Vechten Estate;
Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
African Americans--Men--1950-1960.
Jazz musicians--1950-1960.
Composers--1950-1960.
Teachers--1950-1960.
Trumpets--1950-1960.
Also available on microfilm.
Portrait photographs of celebrities
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/van.5a52026
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b41118
For publication information see "Carl Van Vechten Photographs (Lots 12735 and 12736)"