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Big Bad Smitty

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Big Bad Smitty, blues guitarist and singer, sits holding an electric guitar by the neck and between his legs. He looks seriously at the camera. An amplifier is behind him on the left. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Big Bad Smitty. Photo: Bill Greensmith."
Date Published
1988
1997
Publisher
Bill Greensmith
Subjects
Blues musicians
Guitarists
Singers
African American men
Time Periods
1981-1990
1991-2000
Notes

No date; likely between 1988 and 1997

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-2060.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Portrait photographs
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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