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Photographed by Scott Wolff. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Rufus Thomas And Elvis Presley
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Rufus Thomas And Elvis Presley

Artist Ernest C. Withers (American, 1922-2007)
Date1957
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 15 7/16 × 15 in. (39.2 × 38.1 cm)
Overall: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 26 × 22 1/8 in. (66 × 56.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGifts of Ernest C. Withers and Panopticon Gallery
Object number2000.1.7
Terms
  • Music
  • Elvis Presley
  • Rufus Thomas
  • Concert
  • African-American Artist
  • Black
  • White
  • Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN
On View
Not on view
DescriptionRufus Thomas, left, and Elvis Presley, right, perform during the WDIA Goodwill Revue in Memphis, Tennessee, 1957.

Label TextErnest C. Withers American (1922-2007) Rufus Thomas and Elvis Presley, WDIA Goodwill Revue, Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, 1957 Gelatin-silver print, ca. 2000 Gift of Ernest C. Withers and Panopticon Gallery 2000.1.7
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