John Coltrane and Ben Webster, New York
Roy DeCarava, John Coltrane and Ben Webster, New York, 1960 (negative); 1983 (print), gelatin silver print, Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund, © artist or other rights holder, 87.23.3
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- Title
John Coltrane and Ben Webster, New York
- Artist
- Date
1960 (negative); 1983 (print)
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 10 in x 13 1/16 in; sheet: 11 in x 14 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
date, signature: "© 1983 Roy DeCARAVA", grey ink, LR
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund
- Accession Number
87.23.3
- Copyright
© artist or other rights holder
- Terms
Roy DeCarava, best known for his stark images of African American life in Harlem during the mid-twentieth century, created a series of photographs documenting musicians and jazz culture during the 1950s and 1960s. Not content to capture dynamic artists in static poses, DeCarava instead sought to express the mood of jazz through nontraditional portraits. This gestural photograph of renowned tenor saxophone players John Coltrane and Ben Webster, likely taken while the men were on tour together in 1960, demonstrates the close musical and personal relationship they shared.
- Exhibitions
2010 Likeness: Portraiture from the Photography Collection Portland Art Museum
