Photo, Print, Drawing [Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. 1947] [from article] The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not; at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power? / Caption from Down Beat: [from article] The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not; at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power?


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[Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. 1947]
Other Title
[from article] The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not; at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power?
Caption from Down Beat: [from article] The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not; at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power?
Alternate Title
[from article] The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not; at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power?
Contributor Names
Gottlieb, William P. -- 1917- (photographer)
Created / Published
1947, monographic.
Subject Headings
-  Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951
-  Jazz musicians -- 1940-1950
-  Drummers (Musicians) -- 1940-1950
Genre
graphic
Notes
-  Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
-  Purchase William P. Gottlieb
-  Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).
-  General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at
-  In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 1 (Mar. 47, 1947), p. 7.
-  Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 057 (gottlieb assignment)
-  057 (assignment)
-  LC-GLB23-0118 DLC (stock number)
-  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.01181 (url)
Form
electronic resource
remote
nonprojected graphic
photonegative
graphic
Extent
1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Repository
Music Division
Access Condition
Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply.
LC Classification
LC-GLB23- 0118
Language
English
Online Format
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Description
Graphic. Portrait Photographs-1940-1950.. Film Negatives-1940-1950.. electronic resource | 1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. | Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 1 (Mar. 47, 1947), p. 7. Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 057 (Gottlieb Assignment). Electronic Resource (Form). Remote (Form). Nonprojected Graphic (Form). Photonegative (Form). Graphic (Form).
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Rights & Access

In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. Privacy and publicity rights protect the interests of the person(s) who may be the subject(s) of the work or intellectual creation. Users of photographs in the Gottlieb collection are responsible for clearing any privacy or publicity rights associated with the use of the images.

The following items are included in the William P. Gottlieb Collection with permission as noted:

Articles from Down Beat magazine by William Gottlieb and others, Ed Enright, Editor, Down Beat magazine, 102 North Haven Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3370.

"The Faces of Jazz," by W. Royal Stokes, Civilization, vol. 2, no. 5, September-October 1995, Civilizaton, Attn. Managing Editor, 666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 303, Washington, D.C. 20003. Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved.

Credit Line: William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.

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Chicago citation style:

Gottlieb, William P. Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. United States, 1947. , Monographic. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.01181/.

APA citation style:

Gottlieb, W. P. (1947) Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. United States, 1947. , Monographic. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.01181/.

MLA citation style:

Gottlieb, William P. Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. , Monographic. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.01181/>.

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