Louis Armstrong by Philippe Halsman, Black-and-White Portrait Photography of African American Jazz Musician 1960s

An iconic black-and-white photograph of musician Louis Armstrong, from 1966, by Philippe Halsman. Louis Armstrong, trumpet player, was one of the best known jazz musicians and well-known African American entertainment personalities of his time. Regardless of discrimination and social unrest Armstrong prevailed and prospered as a jazz great with his reputation growing from the 1960s on -- he remains a jazz icon to the present day.Louis Armstrong, 1966 is an 8" x 10" gelatin silver vintage print signed by the photographer with his copyright stamp and title on verso (back of photo). Provenance: Private Collector***Artist’s Bio:Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) is considered one of the best editorial photo-portraitists of the 20th Century. Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. He photographed everyone, including luminaries Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, and many ot