silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 20 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
1950-2014
Description:
This black and white photograph depicts Nikki Giovanni. Shown from the waist up, she is seated and leans sideways on her right elbow. She holds a stack of her volumes of poetry in her right hand and leans her right cheek on the volumes. Wearing a dark sweater over a collared shirt, she gazes directly at the viewer.