Description

Description: In this classic promotional photographic portrait by celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann, Ellington has inscribed and signed “Duke Ellington” intertwined with “love” and “xxx’s”.

Image is imprinted by the Associated Booking Corp. and laid on an illustration board backing. 10″ x 8″. Item #A01876

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974), composer, pianist, and bandleader, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, France’s Legion of Honor, and, posthumously, a Pulitzer Prize for his lifetime contributions to music and culture.

Condition: One corner minimally bumped, otherwise very good.