Photograph by:

Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011  Search this

Subject of:

Kenneth David Kaunda, Zambian, 1924 - 2021  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 7 6/16 x 9 6/16 in (18.73 x 23.81 cm)

Type:

photomechanical prints

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1960

Description:

This black and white photograph depicts Kenneth Kaunda at a podium. Wearing a light colored suit and a dark tie, he stands with his hands in his pockets as he addresses a large crowd that surrounds him. He stands between an American flag and an unidentifiable flag. In the background is a street scene with shops, including one whose name can be partially read “...History/..Outlet/ ...Hundred Million/ Colored People." The back of the photograph has an identifying inscription and a Lloyd Yearwood stamp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Africa  Search this

Photography  Search this

Politics  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.150.5.16

Restrictions & Rights:

© Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c5decff-f34a-4028-ba95-03ed2ba0655f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.150.5.16