Drawings of the American jazz scene. The black and white ink drawings include 14 originals and 12 photocopies ; and there are 14 ink drawings with watercolor. Although most are general impressions rather than portraits of specific jazz musicians, 1 of the original ink drawings is of Louis Armstrong ; 1 of the originals and 1 of the photocopies are captioned "Coltraine" [i.e. John Coltrane] ; and other photocopied drawings are of Charlie Parker, and Bunk Johnson.
Content: Title devised by cataloger. Penciled caption on each drawing.
Content: Accompanied by a brochure with biographical information about the artist, and 3 letters describing the collection to members of the staff of the Music Division, The New York Public Library.
Biographical/historical: Stephen Longstreet is an American artist, novelist, and jazz historian.
