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Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown
Collection

Lawrence Brown photograph collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1929 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Lawrence Brown Collection
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Lawrence Brown Collection / Box 2
Topics
Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972
African Americans in the performing arts
Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972
Genres
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Notes
Numbering: Image bears label with handwritten "p6" on recto.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 16 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527482
Photo Order: 59015
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e6615f60-6290-0136-23e4-27557ef66a7e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1920: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18084840-62a3-0136-9168-59f649f7fd7f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18084840-62a3-0136-9168-59f649f7fd7f

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1929). Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18084840-62a3-0136-9168-59f649f7fd7f

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of pianist and composer Lawrence Brown