Muddy Waters Photograph

Name/Title

Muddy Waters Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2021.23.3

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Muddy Waters, a famed jazz musician. Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues." (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983). Photograph is encased in a gold frame.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject

Muddy Waters Jazz music

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

9-3/4 in

Length

11-3/4 in