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Photograph by:
Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023  Search this
Subject of:
Abbey Lincoln, American, 1930 - 2010  Search this
African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Type:
portraits
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1964; printed 2019
Description:
A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Abbey Lincoln singing at an AJASS event, Harlem), by Kwame Brathwaite. Lincoln is depicted standing at center and is shown from the knees up. She is standing behind a microphone mounted on a microphone stand. Her chin is lifted, and she appears to be singing. Both of her arms are slightly extended outwards from her sides. She is wearing a light tone, long sleeve, scoop neck dress with a multitone, four leaf, clover pattern. She is also wearing a choker necklace with a large, triangular metal bezel at the center attached to an elongated, metal drop pendant. In the background is a man seated at a piano. Behind the musicians is a wall with a white acoustic panel mounted over a dark wall. The square shaped image has a thick white border. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black power  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Jazz (Music)  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:
2021.26.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Black is Beautiful
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f666ea29-ae32-42d7-acb3-638978a8b435
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.26.10