Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Description

This collection focuses on the time that Bettye Miller and Milt Abel spent together as musicians, and as husband and wife. The couple was nationally known in the jazz community and performed together in cities all over the country.

Member of

LaBudde Special Collections

Displaying 211 - 215 of 215

Results per page

Displaying 211 - 215 of 215

umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0159-Thumbnail Image.jpg

Scene from "Negroid Evolution"

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women dressed as enslaved persons standing in front of props designed to look like cotton plants. A man on the left has, anachronistically, an electric guitar. The head of an audience member can be seen from behind in the foreground.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0159.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0067

umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0160-Thumbnail Image.jpg

Scene from "Negroid Evolution"

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women standing on stage and looking out to the audience. Some are in formal clothes, some in graduation gowns, one women dressed as a nun. Two audience members can be seen from behind in the foreground.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0160.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0067

umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0161-Thumbnail Image.jpg

Scene from "Negroid Evolution"

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women standing on stage and looking out to the audience. Some are in formal clothes, some in graduation gowns, two women are dressed as nuns. A young girl is also among the group.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0161.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0067

umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0162-Thumbnail Image.jpg

Scene from "Negroid Evolution"

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women are on stage dressed as enslaved persons in front of cotton plant props while they sing. One man on the right has a guitar. The head of an audience member can be seen from behind.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0162.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0067

umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0191-Thumbnail Image.jpg

Promotional photo of Percy Heath

Promotional photo of Percy Heath in a tuxedo and facing the camera.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0191.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0067