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- Creator
- Weiner, Henri, 1907-2002
- Call number
- JPB 87-4
- Physical description
- 26 drawings, ink, 39 x 28 cm. or smaller; 26 drawings, ink, 39 x 28 cm. or smaller; 14 drawings, ink and watercolor, 39 x 28 cm. or smaller; 14 drawings, ink and watercolor, 39 x 28 cm. or smaller
- Preferred Citation
- Drawings and watercolors of the jazz scene [graphic] / Stephen Longstreet, Music Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Music Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian. Drawings of the American jazz scene. The black and white ink drawings include 14 originals and 12 photocopies ; and there are 14 ink drawings with watercolor. Although most are general impressions rather than portraits of specific jazz musicians, 1 of the original ink drawings is of Louis Armstrong ; 1 of the originals and 1 of the photocopies are captioned "Coltraine" [i.e. John Coltrane] ; and other photocopied drawings are of Charlie Parker, and Bunk Johnson.
Administrative information
Custodial history
Gift of Stephen Longstreet, 1986.
Using the collection
Location
Music DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor