This site, provided by David Leonard, contains selections from Herman Leonard, the acclaimed jazz photographer whose work is a permanent part of the Smithsonian collection. Users will find wonderful photos of all the greats: Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and more.

The (UK) National Portrait Gallery's online portrait database now has a search feature, ideal for all of us who eagerly flip to the back of a book's dust jacket for the author's picture or check a Website's "about" section for images of its creators. The online database contains approximately 10,000 images selected from the million or more portraits of famous Britons in the Gallery's collection....

The latest release from the Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project (last reviewed in the April 30, 1999 Scout Report) showcases the work of writer-photographer William P. Gottlieb. Working for the Washington Post, Down Beat magazine, and Record Changer, Gottlieb photographed and interviewed numerous prominent jazz musicians in Washington, D.C. and New York City between 1938 and 1948,...