William Grant Still playing a cello, New York, 1919

Item Overview

Title

William Grant Still playing a cello, New York, 1919

Alternative title

"William Grant Still, Composer" from Miriam Matthews' Binder

Photographer

Strand Studio

Date Created

1919

Date

1919

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

William Grant Still playing the cello.
William Grant Still was an American composer, who composed more than 150 works, including five symphonies and eight operas. [Wikipedia]

Caption

Written on back: Wm Grant Still, composer. 1919 New York

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Still, William Grant, 1895-1978

Subject Geographic

New York (N.Y.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American composers
African American musicians