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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2023.
Sammy Davis Jr — in his dressing room, USA
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2023.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2023.

Sammy Davis Jr — in his dressing room, USA

CultureAmerican
Date1959
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions6 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (16.8 × 24.1 cm)
SignedSigned in graphite and stamped "Extra Book Print" on verso
PortfolioWorking
Credit LineGifts of Susan and Neal Yanofsky
Object number2021.51.13
Not on view
ProvenanceSusan and Neal Yanofsky | Chrysler Museum of ArtPublished ReferencesIllustrated: Bill Owens: Working [I Do It For The Money], Simon and Schuster, 1977, pl. 57
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide.
Walter Fischer
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Ralph Abernathy and Sammy Davis, Jr.
May 26, 1963
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2019.
Bruce Davidson
[Portraits - Sammy Davis Jr.]
1965
Image Not Available for The hotel clerk, the neighbors, his roommate of three years . . . no one knew a thing about the dead young man in the hotel room—not even his real name, or where he worked. The man lay fallen back on the bed, eyes fixed to the ceiling, a hypodermic needle in his arm. “How did this guy die?” I asked the cop. “Dirty drugs.” I learned later that he had been a police informer
Leonard Freed
The hotel clerk, the neighbors, his roommate of three years . . . no one knew a thing about the dead young man in the hotel room—not even his real name, or where he worked. The man lay fallen back on the bed, eyes fixed to the ceiling, a hypodermic needle in his arm. “How did this guy die?” I asked the cop. “Dirty drugs.” I learned later that he had been a police informer
1976
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Benedict J. Fernandez
In the Front Yard of His Home, Martin Luther King, Jr., Takes Time Out for a Game of Catch with His Sons
Image Not Available for The “shooting gallery” raid was over and the officers were leaving when from the back room an officer called for us to return. He had found something. Crouched and terrified in a closet was an addict, tourniquet on his upper arm, holding a syringe in his hand
Leonard Freed
The “shooting gallery” raid was over and the officers were leaving when from the back room an officer called for us to return. He had found something. Crouched and terrified in a closet was an addict, tourniquet on his upper arm, holding a syringe in his hand
1976
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Working on a Speech in His Office at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Headquarters
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Jack Delano
The Postmaster Of Upper Zion; When The Army Is Evacuated To Make Room For The Army Maneuver Grounds, He Will Lose His Job
1941
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.
Fritz Henle
Pablo Casals in his music room
1972
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Pulpit Addressing His Congregation
November 1967
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
Benedict J. Fernandez
Supporters Assemble to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. After His Assassination
April 6, 1968
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Alexander Gardner
General Jefferson C. Davis and Staff (Hats off)
July 1865
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Bob Lerner
Bette Davis, Boating in Swimming Pool with Son, Michael, Beverly Hills, California
1965, printed 2002
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