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Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter

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

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Sonny Rollins photograph collection

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Title
Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter
Collection

Sonny Rollins photograph collection

Performances

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Sonny Rollins Collection
Topics
Blakey, Art, 1919-1990
Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22016862
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 361128d0-34ce-0135-fb43-0455f9c901a7
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

  • 1940: Created (Approximate)
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36e44b60-34ce-0135-6fd8-39d574665147

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36e44b60-34ce-0135-6fd8-39d574665147

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36e44b60-34ce-0135-6fd8-39d574665147

Wikipedia Citation

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Sonny Rollins with Art Blakey and Tommy Potter