(ART KANE) (1925 1995) A Great Day in Harlem

Sale 2474 - Lot 121

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(ART KANE) (1925-1995)
A Great Day in Harlem. Oversized silver print, the image measuring 16 1/4x23 1/4 inches (41.3x59.7 cm.), the sheet 20x23 3/4 inches (50.8x59.7 cm.), with an Art Kane Estate hand stamp with a family member's signature, in ink, on verso. 1958; printed 1997

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Kane assembled "57 of the coolest cats [and kittens] in jazz," among them Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Gene Krupa, Mary Lou Williams, Roy Eldridge, Milt Hinton, and Lester Young, at 17 East 126th Street. The idea for the picture was Kane's, who was then a young art director at Esquire magazine. This was his first photo assignment, and the picture quickly became iconic.