Gatemouth Brown
Gatemouth Brown
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- Description
- Talented on many instruments--guitar, fiddle, harmonica, drums--Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005) was one of the most versatile musicians of his time. Defying easy categorization, Gatemouth said he just wanted to play American music "Texas-style."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- photograph
- gelatin silver print
- negative
- 1976
- 2003
- depicted (sitter)
- Brown, Clarence
- maker
- Horenstein, Henry
- Place Made
- United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge
- Associated Place
- United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Kingfish Lounge
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- 2003.0169.003
- accession number
- 2003.0169
- catalog number
- 2003.0169.003
- Credit Line
- Horenstein, Henry
- subject
- African American
- Musicians
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- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Photography
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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