Research Catalog

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Description

1. 26 drawings : ink; 39 x 28 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. Jazz > Pictorial works
2. Watercolors > 1920-1989
3. Portrait drawings > 1920-1989
4. Jazz musicians
5. Ink drawings > 1920-1989
6. Musical instruments
7. Concerts > United States > 1920-1989
8. African American musicians

Genre/Form

1. Portrait drawings – 1920-1989.
2. Ink drawings – 1920-1989.
3. Watercolors – 1920-1989.

Call number

1. JPB 87-4

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger. Penciled caption on each drawing.
2. 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)

1. Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian.

Provenance (note)

1. Gift of Stephen Longstreet

Author

1. Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002.

Title

1. Drawings and watercolors of the jazz scene [graphic] / Stephen Longstreet.

Imprint

1. 1925-1980.

Biography

1. Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian.

Provenance

1. Gift of Stephen Longstreet, 1986.

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1. NYPL Digital Collections
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Research call number

1. JPB 87-4