musical instruments

9 artworks

Table knocker from the Paradise Club

Paradise Club, American, founded 1919, 1910

Table knocker from the Paradise Club

Unknown, 1910

Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Unknown, 1940

Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Elks Rendezvous, American, ca., 1940

Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong

Vincent Bach Corporation, American, founded 1918, 1940

Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong

Henri Selmer Paris, French, founded 1885, 1940

Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Unknown, 1940

Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong

American Louis Armstrong, 1940

Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Elks Rendezvous, American, ca., 1940

"Pudgy" trumpet owned by Dizzy Gillespie

American Dizzy Gillespie, 1960

"Pudgy" trumpet owned by Dizzy Gillespie

American Bobby DeNicola, 1960

Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang, American, founded 1964, 1970

Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang

Robert "Kool" Bell, American, born 1950, 1970

Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang

American Oasis Guitars, 1970

Cornet owned by Maxine Sullivan

American Maxine Sullivan, 1970

Cornet owned by Maxine Sullivan

American F. E. Olds, 1970

Electronic Valve Instrument played by Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

Nyle Steiner, 1980

Electronic Valve Instrument played by Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

Marshall Allen, born 1924, 1980

Electronic Valve Instrument played by Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

American The Sun Ra Arkestra, 1980

Electronic Valve Instrument played by Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

Crumar, 1980

Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina

American Don Moser, 2000