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Thelonious Monk

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© 2026 Kwame Brathwaite Archive

Thelonious Monk
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ArtistAmerican, 1938–2023
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Thelonious Monk
Datec. 1963
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 × 16 in. (33 × 40.6 cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
 Exhibition Frame (outer): 18 × 22 × 1 3/16 in. (45.7 × 55.9 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Morris A. Weiner and Leslie Field
Object number2026.56
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.

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