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Mark VI (serial no. 146268)

1967
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
The saxophone was one of the main solo instruments of rock and roll in the early 1950s. Clarence Clemons, whose searing saxophone tone matched the intensity of the distorted electric guitar, helped bring the instrument back to the forefront of the genre in his work with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Clemons used this Selmer Mark VI to record many of his classic solos, such as those in “Jungleland” and “Thunder Road” in 1975.

Technical Description:
Brass and metal body, cork and felt, mother-of-pearl key touches

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mark VI (serial no. 146268)
  • Artist: Henri Selmer (Paris)
  • Artist: Clarence Clemons
  • Date: 1967
  • Geography: Paris, France
  • Medium: Brass, metal, cork, felt, mother-of-pearl
  • Dimensions: Length: 28 in. (71.1 cm)
    Width: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
    Weight: 6-7 lbs.
  • Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical
  • Credit Line: Courtesy of Jake Clemons
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments