Anthony Barboza
World Saxophone Quartet
1976
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Anthony Barboza
World Saxophone Quartet
1976
Physical Qualities
Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 354 x 280 mm. (13 15/16 x 11 in.)
Image: 241 x 242 mm. (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephan Loewentheil, Baltimore
Object Number
2013.296
Portrait of the jazz ensemble the World Saxophone Quartet. From left to right: David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, and Harriet Blueitt. (Please note that the artist reversed the last two names in his inscription on this print.) The World Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1977. The original members were: Julius Hemphill (1938-1995), who played alto and soprano saxophone and flute; Oliver Lake (born 1942), who played alto and soprano saxophone; Hamiet Bluiett (born 1940), who played baritone saxophone and alto clarinet; and David Murray (born 1955), who played tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. The first three had worked together as members of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1989, Hemphill left the group due to illness, and several saxophonists have filled his chair in the years since.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Stephan Loewentheil, Stevenson, MD
Anthony Barboza, "Black Borders," Anthony Barboza, 1980, unpaginated.
Inscribed: Recto: at lower right, in black ink: "A. Barboza"; across the bottom, in black ink: "World Saxophone Quartet - 77 / David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Harriet Blueitt, Oliver Lake"; verso: none
Markings: None
