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Photo, Print, Drawing [Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946] Caption from Down Beat: Second in a series of intimate shots of name musicians by Bill Gottlieb, as reflected in their dressing room mirrors, is Glen Gray, leader of Casa Loma, posed during his recent engagement at the New York Paramount theater. No character is Mr. Gray, but a substantial pillar of the community, as shown by the absence of loud ties and trick suits, and the presence of a huge bag of golf clubs, a business-like smoking pipe and a neat portable office unfolded at the right

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Title

  • [Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946]

Other Title

  • Caption from Down Beat: Second in a series of intimate shots of name musicians by Bill Gottlieb, as reflected in their dressing room mirrors, is Glen Gray, leader of Casa Loma, posed during his recent engagement at the New York Paramount theater. No character is Mr. Gray, but a substantial pillar of the community, as shown by the absence of loud ties and trick suits, and the presence of a huge bag of golf clubs, a business-like smoking pipe and a neat portable office unfolded at the right

Alternate Title

  • Caption from Down Beat: Second in a series of intimate shots of name musicians by Bill Gottlieb, as reflected in their dressing room mirrors, is Glen Gray, leader of Casa Loma, posed during his recent engagement at the New York Paramount theater. No character is Mr. Gray, but a substantial pillar of the community, as shown by the absence of loud ties and trick suits, and the presence of a huge bag of golf clubs, a business-like smoking pipe and a neat portable office unfolded at the right

Names

  • Gottlieb, William P. -- 1917- (photographer)

Created / Published

  • 1946, monographic.

Headings

  • -  Gray, Glen, 1906-1963
  • -  Jazz musicians -- 1940-1950
  • -  Saxophonists -- 1940-1950
  • -  Paramount Theater

Genre

  • graphic

Notes

  • -  Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
  • -  Purchase William P. Gottlieb
  • -  Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).
  • -  General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at
  • -  In: "Through the looking glass," Down Beat, v. 13, no. 14 (July 1, 1946), p. 12.
  • -  Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 386 (gottlieb assignment)
  • -  386 (assignment)
  • -  Paramount Theater (venue)
  • -  LC-GLB23-0350 DLC (stock number)
  • -  got99000350 (got)
  • http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.03501 (url)
  • http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.03503 (url)

Form

  • electronic resource
  • remote
  • nonprojected graphic
  • photonegative
  • graphic

Extent

  • 1 negative : b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

Repository

  • Music Division

Access Condition

  • Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply.

LC Classification

  • LC-GLB23- 0350

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gottlieb, William P. Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July. United States, 1946. , Monographic. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.03501/.

APA citation style:

Gottlieb, W. P. (1946) Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July. United States, 1946. , Monographic. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.03501/.

MLA citation style:

Gottlieb, William P. Portrait of Glen Gray, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. July. , Monographic. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.03501/>.