A Great Day in Harlem
http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/2006/03/a_great_day_in_harlem_longer_a.html
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In emulation of Art Kane’s photograph Harlem 1958, widely known as A Great Day in Harlem, Great Day photographs have been made in cities all across the United States. Here, by permission of the Art Kane Archives, is the original.
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Not all of the copycat shoots involved jazz. Baseball and hip-hop have also got into the act. The latest jazz entry is Indianapolis, which has produced major musicians including J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, David Baker, Joe Hunt, David Young and the Montgomery brothers, Wes, Buddy and Monk. The Indianapolis shoot is set for this Sunday, June l. For details, go here.
For background on the original Great Day in Harlem photograph, go to www.artkane.com . See this piece from the Rifftides archive concerning the revised film about the 1958 photograph and the events surrounding it.