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American Folk Blues Festival Photograph Collection, 1962-1965AFC 2003/050Prepared by Sarah Bradley LeightonNovember 2005
Biographical HistoryStephanie Wiesand, German blues and jazz enthusiast, was born in Germany in 1912. From 1962 to 1965, she photographed the musicians of the American Folk Blues Festival during television tapings that took place at Südwestfunk, a German television and radio station in Baden-Baden, Germany. The prints included in this collection were submitted to the Library of Congress for copyright deposit on September 11, 2003, and are part of Stephanie Wiesand’s 500-shot catalog that Reelin’ in the Years Productions, LLC now represents. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe 68 digital prints in this collection document the musicians who participated in the American Folk Blues Festival from 1962 to 1965. The American Folk Blues Festival brought American blues musicians to Europe for live concerts and studio performances between 1962 and 1982. Promoted by German blues enthusiasts, Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, the festival influenced the musical landscape of Europe as it exposed young musicians such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page to blues music. Stephanie Wiesand usually photographed the musicians during television tapings that took place at Südwestfunk, a German television and radio station in Baden-Baden, Germany. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Container ListSeries I: ManuscriptsCollection Guide and administrative papers.12 pages Series II: Graphic ImagesEach print is labeled on the back with the reel number, shot number, year, and subject. The reel number represents the number the photographer assigned to a certain roll of film. The shot number represents the number the photographer assigned to a certain frame on a roll of film. The color prints from 1962 do not contain reel numbers. Color (7 prints). 1962.Black-and-white (24 prints). 1963.Black-and-white (16 prints). 1964.Black-and-white (21 prints). 1965.Collection Concordance by FormatAppendix A: Graphic Images InventoryReturn to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents |
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