Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz
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"William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz" contains over 1600 photographs of celebrated jazz artists. The collection documents the jazz scene in New York City and Washington, D.C. from 1938 to 1948. Gottlieb was a jazz writer for the Washington Post and later a jazz writer-photographer at Down Beat magazine. During his career, Gottlieb took portraits of jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. This online collection presents Gottlieb's photographs, annotated contact prints, selected published prints, and related articles from Down Beat magazine. This summary page is designed to help educators make effective use of the collection in their classrooms. From here teachers can access relevant background information, related collections and exhibits, additonal resources, and search tips specific to this collection. By clicking on the image at the top of the page, users can access the collection itself. This page is part of the Learning Page section of the American Memory Web site, created by the Library of Congress, providing public access to over five million historical items from more than 90 collections. Less
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Grade: TK/K to 12
Topics: Visual Arts, History & Culture, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Types of Media, Dance, Music
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