Feature Points ? HISTORIC PHOTO REPRODUCTION: You'll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1947 Billie Holiday Photo Print. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order photos are made in the USA and each print is inspected for quality. This historic photo is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Vintage photos look great in the home, study or office. They make a perfect gift as well. ? MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality photo print will be a great addition to your vintage-themed wall. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper photos. We use high-end printing equipment with professional quality photo paper and ink. Our professional's choice semi-gloss paper displays images beautifully. ? A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1947 Billie Holiday Wall Art photo. A true piece of history. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic photo and its significance. ? READY TO FRAME: This unframed print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our photos are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each photo is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid envelope/tube. The Historic Prints logo watermark will not appear in the printed photo. ? HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old photos have tears, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance photos while keeping its historical character. All our photos are proudly made in the USA. Looking for a specific photo size? Please contact us. Customers all over the world love our vintage photos and we know you will too. Additional Information In 1947, Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was at the peak of her career as one of the most influential and innovative jazz singers of the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. Her legacy continues to inspire artists today, her evocative vocalization having transformed the genre and brought her mainstream success through recordings and live performances. Holiday's transformative impact on jazz was recognized posthumously with four Grammy Awards and her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. She was cited as an early influence who 'changed jazz forever,' with her notable vocal phrasing, improvisation, and tempo manipulation. Holiday began her career singing in jazz clubs in Harlem in the early nineteen thirties and achieved her highest commercial success with her rendition of the song "Strange Fruit," an iconic song that dealt with racial tensions in the South leading up to the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, which would be a significant period of transformation within the United States-Holiday also helped to advance the voice of female singers in the jazz genre, which had traditionally been male-dominated until the middle of the twentieth century, when singers like Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald became commercial successes and paved the way for numerous other female singers to gain prominence. This photograph remains one of the singer's most enduring and iconic images. It captures her mid-performance, illustrating her passion and talent while creating a bond for the viewer between the past and present.