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Lazy Lester

Image

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester sits on a barstool and grins at the camera. He wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt and a stray cowboy hat. He...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lazy Lester at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Image

Lazy Lester's face is barely visible behind his hands which are clasping an amplified harmonica. His eyes are closed and he's wearing a straw fedora...

Date Published
July-20-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Lazy Lester at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

Image

Lazy Lester, wearing a straw hat, closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. He...

Date Published
June-28-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection
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  • Lazy Lester
  • 2001-2010

Member of

  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (3)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (3)
  • Gelatin silver prints (3)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 2001-2010 (3)

Subjects

  • African American men (3)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • Harmonica players (3)
  • Blues festivals (2)
  • Music festivals (2)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Jazz festivals (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Kan.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • (-) Lazy Lester (3)

Events

  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2001) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2003) (1)

Date Published

  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-07-20 (1)
  • 2003-06-28 (1)
  • 2004 (1)

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