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Drawings and watercolors of the jazz scene
- Title
- Drawings and watercolors of the jazz scene [graphic] / Stephen Longstreet.
- Author
- Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-
- Publication
- 1925-1980.
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Details
- Description
- 26 drawings : ink; 39 x 28 cm. or smaller.
- 14 drawings : ink and watercolor ;
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Portrait drawings – 1920-1989.
- Ink drawings – 1920-1989.
- Watercolors – 1920-1989.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger. Penciled caption on each drawing.
- Accompanied by a brochure with biographical information about the artist, and 3 letters describing the collection to members of the staff of the Music Division, The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian.
- Provenance (note)
- Gift of Stephen Longstreet,
- Call Number
- JPB 87-4
- OCLC
- NYPG91-F291
- Author
- Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-
- Title
- Drawings and watercolors of the jazz scene [graphic] / Stephen Longstreet.
- Imprint
- 1925-1980.
- Summary
- Drawings of the American jazz scene. The black and white ink drawings include 14 originals and 12 photocopies ; and there are 14 ink drawings with watercolor. Although most are general impressions rather than portraits of specific jazz musicians, 1 of the original ink drawings is of Louis Armstrong ; 1 of the originals and 1 of the photocopies are captioned "Coltraine" [i.e. John Coltrane] ; and other photocopied drawings are of Charlie Parker, and Bunk Johnson.
- Biography
- Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 87-4