Two original oversize photographs of Sonny Stitt by photographer Herman Leonard, 1953

New Orleans: Herman Leonard, 1990. Two vintage borderless oversize photographs of bebop and hard bop jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, taken in New York in 1953 and struck by legendary jazz photographer Herman Leonard circa mid-1990s. One photograph titled and signed by Leonard along the bottom edge. The other photograph, used by Leonard in publications, bears two photographer labels on the verso.

Also included is a shipping notice on Leonard’s personal letterhead, addressed to noted jazz photographer Jeff Kliman, with a brief annotation in Herman's hand: "(The Sonny Stitt is a TCC print. I'll get you a fiber based one as soon as I can!)."
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Photographer Herman Leonard captured numerous iconic images of jazz luminaries over his lengthy career. His photographs are held at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, and represent a valuable and unique record of the jazz scene from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.

14 x 11 inches and 11 x 13.5 inches. Vertical photograph with some light edgewear and light creasing at the extremities, else Near Fine overall. (Inventory #: 159913)