Sam Smidt · 1967

Billie Holiday

Medium: Offset lithograph portrait poster

Dimensions: 17 x 22 in

Status: Available


A magenta-toned portrait of Billie Holiday from Sam Smidt's 1967 Jazz Collectors Series (Palo Alto), completing the set of three jazz portraits in this collection alongside Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.

Literature: San José Museum of Art. "Sam Smidt: A Career in Graphic Design." Exhibition. https://sjmusart.org/exhibition/sam-smidt-career-graphic-design

AIGA San Francisco. "Fellow Awards 2013 Interview: Sam Smidt." https://aigasf.org/fellow-awards-2013-interview-sam-smidt/

Note: see companion citation on Miles Davis (SAMSMI.1) — same caveat applies.

Exhibitions: 110