Photograph by:

S. Tarr, American, active 1920s  Search this

Subject of:

Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970  Search this

Felix Weir, American, 1884 - 1978  Search this

Marion Cumbo, American  Search this

Arthur Boyd  Search this

Medium:

silver and gelatin on photographic paper with paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W (Overall): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)

H x W (Photograph): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)

H x W (Frame): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)

Type:

photographs

Place printed:

New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1923

Description:

A photograph of the Negro String Quartet. The photograph features four men sitting in chairs positioned in a semi circle around two music stands. The men are all dressed in suits. The men from left to right are: Felix Weir, Marion Cumbo, Hall Johnson, and Arthur Boyd. The photograph isin a green/gray paper frame. A stamp on the front of the paper frame reads: [S. Tarr / 164 West 125 St. / NY]. The back of the frame is blank.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Classical (Music)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Men  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate

Object number:

TA2013.166.1.1ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Hall Johnson Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Archival Collections

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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