Sid Avery

Nat King Cole
1954

A black-and-white photograph of a vintage live music performance in an elegant venue. A sharply dressed man is singing into a microphone with a passionate expression, bending forward slightly as he holds the stand. In the background, a pianist is focused on playing a white piano. The audience, seated at tables adorned with tablecloths and small lamps, appears engaged and entertained, with some clapping and others smiling or watching intently. The room has a decorative curtain and large windows, with a modernist architectural style evident in the ceiling beams.

A black-and-white photograph of a vintage live music performance in an elegant venue. A sharply dressed man is singing into a microphone with a passionate expression, bending forward slightly as he holds the stand. In the background, a pianist is focused on playing a white piano. The audience, seated at tables adorned with tablecloths and small lamps, appears engaged and entertained, with some clapping and others smiling or watching intently. The room has a decorative curtain and large windows, with a modernist architectural style evident in the ceiling beams.

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Date
1954

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm) Image: 14 7/8 × 18 13/16in. (37.8 × 47.8 cm)

Accession number
2000.134

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Eileen and Peter Norton

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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