This is a horizontal albumen print photograph of composer-pianist Clayton Johns.  Here he appears in a parlor filled with furniture, a piano, photographs, decorative objects and sporting equipment. In the foreground to our left, the spindles of a wooden chair are partially visible.  Beyond the chair is a divan, or low couch, with a booklet of folded pages atop the back cushion.  Behind the divan is a dark piano with framed photographs of different sizes sitting atop it.  The piano stands beside a wall that displays more photographs, framed and suspended by wires. To our right, a lace lampshade and stack of books can be seen in the foreground.  Beyond these items, Clayton Johns leans his elbow against the fireplace mantel.  His other arm is bent with his hand on his hip.  He faces the piano, but his gaze is directed beyond the frame of the photo.  Johns is light-skinned with dark hair, pale eyes and a handlebar mustache.  He wears a suit jacket that is unbuttoned to reveal a waistcoat, and a pair of textured striped pants. The mantel behind Johns is adorned with a decorative canister, unframed photos, and a pitcher.  A rectangular mirror reflects this display and also the back of Johns’s head.  On each side of the mantel is a rounded glass sconce with tingsha, or meditation cymbals, suspended from the hardware.  A second booklet, similar to the one on the couch, hangs from the sconce to our left. Above and parallel to the mantel is a molding on which arrows, a pair of racquets, and more photographs are arranged.