Claude "Fiddler" Williams leans as he plays his amplified fiddle

Description

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly to the right as he plays his fiddle with an amplification cord from the fiddle to the power source on the floor. A grand piano is behind him with the pianist completely obscured by Claude, except for the pianist's pedal foot.

Note

Stamped on the back of the photograph in blue ink, "Photo copyright 1996, Jack Vartoogian, 262 W. 107th St., #6A, New York, N.Y. 10025, 212 / 663 - 1341, No. AM96-255-18, Not to be reproduced without written permission, Credit obligatory / Mention obligatory."

Date Issued

1996

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Portrait photographs

Publicity photographs

Member of

Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Publisher

Jack Vartoogian, New York

Time Period

1991-2000

Subject (Name)

Williams, Claude, 1908-2004

Subject (Topical)

Jazz musicians

African American men

Fiddlers

African American jazz musicians

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

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-0147

Source

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

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections