Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra NPG x210091

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Harry Diamond

Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington predominantly lived in New York City where he regularly performed with his big band jazz orchestra at the Cotton Club in Harlem. These performances became so popular that audiences travelled to Harlem just to hear the band. During the 1930s, Ellington's orchestra toured across Europe to great success. Ellington is responsible for writing over a thousand compositions encompassing both short and extended pieces, during a musical career spanning over five decades. He is considered to have radically changed the face... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.