id:			170150
accession number:	2012.359
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.359
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:53.995000

Billy Eckstine–Royal Roost, NYC, 1948. Herman Leonard (American, 1923–2010). Gelatin silver print; image: 43.6 x 36.8 cm (17 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.); paper: 50.3 x 40.5 cm (19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.359

title:				Billy Eckstine–Royal Roost, NYC
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creation date:			1948
creation date earliest:		1948
creation date latest:		1948
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1900-1950
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Herman Leonard (American, 1923–2010)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 43.6 x 36.8 cm (17 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.3 x 40.5 cm (19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in black marker on recto: "Billy Eckstein-Royal Roost-NYC-1948 © Herman Leonard (signed)"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A New York Minute: Street Photography, 1920-1950
	opening date:   2021-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>A New York Minute: Street Photography, 1920-1950</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-November 7, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Unknown before acquisition by George Stephanopoulos.
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A passion for jazz attracted Herman Leonard, now recognized as the preeminent photographer of that art form, to New York City in 1948. Working days as a freelance photographer for magazines, he spent nights shooting at jazz clubs, including the Royal Roost near Times Square, trading his pictures for entrance fees. He brought the techniques of street photography to bear on live performances. Here, he captured the intensity and emotion of a concert by jazz singer Billy Eckstine, who recorded more than a dozen hits during the late 1940s.
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