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Lady for Miles, 1961 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); San Francisco, California Gelatin…
Lady for Miles
Lady for Miles, 1961 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); San Francisco, California Gelatin…
Lady for Miles, 1961 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); San Francisco, California Gelatin silver print on ektalure paper; 20 × 16 in. 87.6.8 Gift of Leigh A. Wiener. ©Leigh Wiener / 7410 Inc. All rights reserved

Lady for Miles

ClassificationsPhotographs-gelatin silver prints
DateApril 1961
Place DepictedSan Francisco, California, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print on ektalure paper
Dimensions20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Leigh A. Wiener. ©Leigh Wiener / 7410 Inc. All rights reserved
Object number87.6.8
DescriptionPhotograph of Frances Taylor Davis taken by photographer Leigh A. Wiener during a Miles Davis performance at Blackhawk Nightclub in San Francisco. Frances Taylor Davis, née Frances Elizabeth Taylor, was a dancer and actress who starred in Broadway and off-Broadway productions during her career. Notably, she was the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet in 1948. She and Miles Davis were married from 1959 to 1968.
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