Lefthand page of a book with an illustration above manuscript text showing two dogs, facing each other and gesturing as they speak, one outfitted in a tunic and tights and the other in a flowing gown

“Cynocephali” from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Martin Schongauer’s Temptation of St. Anthony

Milt Hinton (1910–2000)
Billie Holiday in the studio
Silver gelatin print, 1959
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection

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Billie Holiday in the studio

Regarded as one of the most accomplished jazz bassists of the 20th century, Milt Hinton got his start with the Cab Calloway Band and went on to play with many other jazz greats. Eventually CBS invited him to be a staff musician, making him one of the first African Americans to be welcomed into a television studio. Hinton combined his passion for music with a love of photography, and over his career he captured many unforgettable moments of American jazz history. Here he photographed Billie Holiday at her last recording session in New York in 1959.

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