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Photograph by:
Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Norman Lewis, American, 1909 - 1979  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
H x W (image): 14 × 14 5/8 in. (35.6 × 37.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
1976
Description:
This is a black and white photograph of Norman Lewis standing in front of a gray background with light and dark shadows giving the background a textured appearance. Lewis is seen in the middle of the lower half of the image. He is seen wearing a black and white striped shirt and dark, twill jacket. He looks at the viewer with eyebrows raised. Lewis' shadow is in the middle of the top of the image. The image is bordered in a narrow black line from the original negative frame. The image is on a white background. Below the image in the bottom of the sheet is handwritten text in black with the title, date, and artist's signature.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.152.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© Anthony Barboza
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525f5fa10-f7db-4cf6-9a2e-0832a8a7af2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.152.7