Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz
The William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress
The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C. During the course of his career, Gottlieb took portraits of prominent jazz musicians and personalities, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Thelonious Monk, Stan Kenton, Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Carter.
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More About Gottlieb
- William P. Gottlieb: A Biography
- Jazz Giants by Will Dalrymple
- The Faces of Jazz by W. Royal Stokes
- Down Beat Magazine Articles Written and Illustrated by William P. Gottlieb, 1946-47
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Last Updated: August 6, 2010