Harlem 1958 by Art Kane
Harlem 1958 by Art Kane
The most famous photograph in Jazz?
Entirely possible, and considered as such by jazz and photography fans and scholars alike. Shot for Esquire Magazine in August 1958 , it was Art Kane’s first major assignment as a photographer. Kane pitched the idea of a huge group portrait to be shot on location in Harlem. No one knew, with the early call hour of 10:00 am whether anyone would show up, but they did. 58 legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, Horace Silver, Gene Krupa, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and more and more and more. The global impact of this image cannot b underestimated.
It’s the subject of an Academy Award nominated documentary ‘A Great Day In Harlem’, it’s been recreated in homage dozens of times with Hip Hop artists, jazz, rock, blues, klezmer, classical musicians and more, it’s the subject of 2 award winning children’s books, and. was the ultimate plot point of Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘The Terminal’ starring Tom Hanks.
Available in two sizes, 16×20” and 30×40”
Art Kane fine art print details
Limited edition, fine art prints of Art Kane photographs are created from Kane's original negatives and transparencies and have been scanned on a high performance Heidelberg drum scanner with a maximum optical resolution of 19,200 dpi. The Digital C-Type photograph is made by LI Digital Inc., NYC, a specialist in fine art photographic printing. The 16” x 20” and larger sizes are made on an Epson Fine Art Printer using Epson Premium Luster Archival Photo Paper. The photographs include an official Art Kane Estate document that is stamped, dated, edition numbered, and countersigned for authenticity by Jonathan Kane, Art Kane's son and Director of the Art Kane Archive. The document is created on archival crack and peel paper and can be placed on the verso of the image, or on the back of the frame at the client's discretion
Available in two sizes, 16x20” - edition 100 and 30x40” - edition 7
Framed or unframed. Museum grade framing features non-glare museum glass, and Standard framing features UV protected Conservation Clear glass.
