Photograph by:

Herbert Danska, American, born 1927  Search this

Subject of:

Felipe Luciano, American, born 1947  Search this

Gylan Kain, American  Search this

David Nelson, American  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and sheet): 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Date:

1970

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of The Last Poets from the film Right On!. The image features from left to right, Gylan Kain, Felipe Luciano, and David Nelson. Kain is pictured seated, in profile, wearing a light colored shirt. Luciano is pictured standing, center, in a dark-colored turtleneck with his proper right fist raised in a black power gesture. Nelson is pictured standing, in profile, wearing a leather jacket.

On the verso is a stamped inscription reading [ "RIGHT ON!" / A FILM BY HERBERT DANSKA / WRITTEN BY AND STARRING / KAIN | DAVID NELSON | FELIPE LUCIANO / A WOODIE KING JR. PRODUCTION / A LEACOCK PENNEBAKER RELEASE / cable: FILMAKERS, U.S.A.].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Film  Search this

Hip-hop (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Spoken word (Poetry)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herbert Danska

Object number:

2012.38.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© Herbert Danska

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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