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Berenice Abbott American
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Buddy Gilmore was an American jazz drummer known for his acrobatic dexterity and energetic solos. After seeing him perform at Zelli’s, a nightclub in Paris, Abbott invited him to her studio to pose for this action portrait with his drum set. "I was simply crazy about his playing," she recalled.
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Title: Buddy Gilmore, Paris
Artist:
Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)
Date: 1926–27
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.2 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. )
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of the Polaroid Corporation and matching funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1043
Rights and Reproduction: © Berenice Abbott / Commerce Graphics Ltd. Inc.
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