record albums, Jazz artists names, Guy Blais

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Guy Blais, artist
record albums, Jazz artists names, circa 1957
Portfolio/Series title: “Collecting Jazz: 1958,” published in Esquire magazine, February 1958
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: acrylic
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19.5 x 19.5 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 36.8 x 29.4 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 1/2 x 11 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 16 in
Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.
Accession number: 1980.1003.a
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In Kevin Young’s poem “Howlin’ Wolf” from Tales of Two Americas, the pain of incarceration and enslavement fuels blues music created and performed by artists such as Chester Arthur Burnett (1910–1976), better known as Howlin’ Wolf.

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