This study investigates the use of bongo music as a medium for social commentary in
society. African traditional musicians, without formal education have been able to
address socio-political and moral issues. The methodology includes the use...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works; Collages; Colors; Men; Musicians; Entertainers; Monks; People associated with religion; People associated with entertainment & sports; Music ensembles; Performances; Music; Guitars;...
"Synthetic Cubism marked a return to bright color. Whereas Analytic Cubism fragmented objects into abstract geometric forms, Synthetic Cubism arranged flat shapes of color to form objects. Picasso's Three Musicians - a clarinetist on the left,...
African American musicians; Musicians; African Americans; Trombones; Trumpets; Saxophones; Drums (Musical instruments); Pianos; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Violins; Banjos; People
Six African American musicians perform in an open pavilion. The drum reads "Jones Orchestra." Other instruments include trombone, violin, banjo, piano, trumpet, and saxophone. Outside of the pavilion tables are set up.
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Parties; Segregation; People
A group of African American musicians kneels in the foreground. They wear overalls and straw hats and each hold an instrument including jug, guitar, banjo, and saxophone. In a covered outdoor area at three rows of tables a large group of mostly...
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
Parlor musicians at Federal Hill. On back of image: "Bardstown Ky. My Old Ky. Home. July 1933. Singing Foster songs." A man wearing a tuxedo plays piano, a woman plays harp, and four other women gather around listening at Federal Hill...
Jean Thomas, wearing her "Narrator" costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, people in Elizabethan costume, priests, nuns, and assorted dignitaries for the re-dedication of her "Wee...
A group of musicians pose in uniform with their instruments. The corps includes wind instruments and drums. The largest drum reads "Banner Council Band, Louisville, KY." The band is posed in front of the group's meeting place at 318 E....
Women; Men; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Violins; Guitars; Mouth organs; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas wearing her "Narrator" costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, including fiddler J.P. Fraley and his wife Annadeene (who also works as Thomas' assistant) onstage at the...
Women; Men; Children; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Guitars; Zithers; Violins; Banjos; Mouth organs; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Various musicians, including children playing hammered dulcimer; men playing guitar and harmonica; a young woman playing guitar; and a string band featuring J.P. Fraley on fiddle join Jean Thomas, wearing a long black dress with white collar and...
Jean Thomas, wearing her 'Narrator' costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, people in Elizabethan costume, and others for the re-dedication of her "Wee House in the Wood" as the...
Women; Men; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas, wearing a long black dress with white collar and sleeves, is joined by various musicians, including some in Elizabethan costume, children doing play-party games, and an audience at the thirty-eighth annual American Folk Song Festival,...
Women; Men; Children; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Guitars; Zithers; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Various musicians, including some in Elizabethan costume; a hammered dulcimer player; a guitar player; a group of children; and an audience at the thirty-eighth annual American Folk Song Festival, now held at Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill,...
Entertainers; Musicians; Big bands; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Celebrities; Concerts; Audiences
Frank Sinatra onstage accompanied by Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra at the Jefferson County Armory. Dorsey has his back to the audience and stands in front of the other musicians while Sinatra faces the audience while gripping the stand of a microphone....
A band consisting of eight musicians on an arch-shaped stage in front of a decorative background. The musicians are all African-American men. Six of them play horns, one is on the drums, one plays the piano, and one is on a bass. The three horn...
Dancers take to the floor as a band plays. The musicians play trombone, tuba, piano, drum, and possibly an oboe. Tables surround the dance floor on three sides and show evidence of beer and wine drinks. The edges of the open air room are walls of...
Address: 2600 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A girl in a knee-length skirt, top and cap in what looks like jockey silk takes a curtsey next to a convertible car on a stage. Four African American musicians wearing hats reading "Jazz...
Stringed instruments; Men; Houses; Guitars; Violins; Zithers; Mouth organs; Federal Music Project (U.S.); United States. Works Progress Administration
Four men sit in the yard of a small frame house playing musical instruments. One of them is named Archie Williams. They are apparently involved in the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project, a New Deal relief program that employed...
Stringed instruments; Men; Houses; Guitars; Violins; Zithers; Mouth Organs; Fences; Musical instrument cases; Spinning apparatus; Brooms & brushes; Federal Music Project (U.S.); United States. Works Progress Administration
Five men sit in the yard playing musical instruments. Their coats and hats can be seen hanging on the picket fence in the background, and a few musical instruments are on the ground. A spinning wheel and broom are visible behind them. They are...
