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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1321
- Creators:
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Stewart, Charles, 1927-
- Dates:
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1964 - 1971
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of twenty-five inkjet prints from original film negatives of John Coltrane and others. The majority of the photographs were taken by Stewart during the December 10, 1964 recording of Coltrane's biggest hit, "A Love Supreme". Some of the images include Coltrane's wife, Alice Coltrane, and others include musicians Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, and Jimmy Garrison.
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Stewart is a jazz photographer, known for photographing portraits used for album and CD covers.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Chuck Stewart.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Chuck Stewart Photographs of John Coltrane, 1964-1971, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission and licensing requests must be secured from Kim Stewart. See repository for further details.
More Information
General
General
John Coltrane was a jazz saxophonist and composer.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz musicians -- 1960-1970 -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Saxophone | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- Inkjet prints -- 1960-1970 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American musicians | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Digital images | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Inkjet prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coltrane, Alice, 1937- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ali, Rashied, 1933-2009 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Garrison, Jimmy | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sanders, Pharoah | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
