Danny Thomas (with trumpet) and the Mayor of Beale Street (with cane), Handy Park - High Museum of Art

Danny Thomas (with trumpet) and the Mayor of Beale Street (with cane), Handy Park

Ernest Withers

American, 1922–2007

Details

Title

Danny Thomas (with trumpet) and the Mayor of Beale Street (with cane), Handy Park

Artist/Maker

Ernest Withers (American, 1922–2007)

Date

early 1960s

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Plate: 15 x 15 inches

Credit

Purchase with funds from the H. B. and Doris Massey Charitable Trust

Accession #

2002.99

On View

Currently not on view

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