Benny Goodman relaxing on sofa at the DownBeat awards event

Description

Benny Goodman relaxing on a sofa while looking up and smiling, during the 1939 Downbeat awards ceremony. Goodman is wearing glasses and a tuxedo, holding a cigarette. A photo caption reads: King of swing enjoys a cigarette between dances in Empire Room of Waldorf-Astoria.

Date Issued

1940-01-15

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Genre

Black & white photographs

Gelatin silver prints

Snapshots

Portrait photographs

Member of

Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publisher

Greene & Sharpe

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986

Subject (Topical)

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0021

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections