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The
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
presents
Jazz
Greats:
Classic
Photographs
from the
Bank of
America
collection
DETROIT
- The
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
is
pleased
to
welcome
the
upcoming
exhibition
Jazz
Greats:
Classic
Photographs
from the
Bank of
America
Collection,
which
celebrates
the
legacy
of
singers,
musicians,
audiences,
and
artists
who
contributed
to the
cultural
footprint
of this
genre.
The
exhibition,
from
Oct. 21,
2022 to
Feb. 28,
2023,
will
feature
31
photographs
by 14
photographers
from the
1920s to
the
1980s.
Through
their
dynamic
lens,
the
collection
captures
jazz
legends
and
moments
that
defined
this
genre of
music
during
an era
of
social,
economic,
industrial,
and
political
reckoning.
Photographs
in this
exhibit
include
some of
the most
iconic
performers
in the
world of
jazz:
Miles
Davis,
John &
Alice
Coltrane,
Billie
Holiday,
Eric
Dolphy,
Louis
Armstrong,
Ella
Fitzgerald,
and
Dizzy
Gillespie.
The
exhibit
also
highlights
local
communities
and
diverse
audiences,
enthralled
by these
captivating
musicians.
Among
the
photographers
showcased
in the
collection
are
Antony
Armstrong
Jones
(Lord
Snowdon)
— one of
Great
Britain’s
most
celebrated
photographers,
and best
known
for his
elegant
magazine
portraits
of
notable
personalities;
William
Gottlieb
— a
photographer
and
newspaper
columnist
who
created
some of
the
most-recognized
images
of the
golden
age of
jazz in
the
1930s
and
1940s;
Barbara
Morgan
is known
for her
iconic
images
of
modern
dance
pioneers
Martha
Graham
and
Merce
Cunningham;
and
Chuck
Stewart
— known
as one
of the
most
prolific
jazz
photographers
who
photographed
hundreds
of
musicians
for
album
covers,
in
clubs,
concerts
and
recording
studios,
in
formal
portraits
and in
live
performance.
The Jazz
Greats
exhibition
was made
possible
by Bank
of
America’s
Art in
Our
Communities®
initiative,
the only
corporate
program
of its
kind
allowing
museums
and
nonprofit
galleries
to
borrow
Bank of
America
exhibitions
at no
cost.
The
program
provides
the
public
with the
opportunity
to see
important
works of
art
while at
the same
time
generating
vital
revenue
for
participating
institutions.
Since
2009,
more
than 170
museums
worldwide
have
borrowed
exhibitions
through
Art in
our
Communities.
“Bank of
America
believes
in the
power of
the arts
to help
economies
thrive,
educate
and
enrich
societies,
and
create
greater
cultural
understanding,”
said
Matt
Elliott,
Bank of
America
Michigan
President.
“Furthering
our
partnership
with the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
not only
provides
an
opportunity
for
Detroiters
to
celebrate
jazz as
a unique
American
art
form,
but
deepens
the
bank’s
overall
commitment
to the
arts.”
“The
Wright
Museum
is proud
to
partner
with our
longtime
supporter
Bank of
America
to
present
the Jazz
Greats:
Classic
Photographs
from the
Bank of
America
Collection.
Bank of
America
understands
the
importance
of
bringing
these
photographs
to our
community
given
its long
legacy
of
producing
some of
the
greatest
jazz
artists
of our
time.”
said
Neil A.
Barclay,
President
and CEO
of The
Wright
Museum.
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