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Photograph by:
Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Roberta Flack, American, born 1937  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)
H x W (image): 13 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (33.1 × 27.3 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
1971
Description:
A black and white photographic portrait of singer Roberta Flack. The portrait is a close up of Flack's face, depicting her from the shoulders up. Flack is angled in the frame, with her chin tilted down and her eyes closed. Her large Afro hairstyle extends beyond the top and right of the image. She wears a dark colored garment with small, light colored, metallic designs embroidered on the shoulders and an open neckline. On the back of the print is the title, date, photographer's signature, and stamp.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2016.99.32
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/fd5a1201533-1c0c-4aa6-b233-14a66b28f2cc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.99.32