Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 9195pixels × 8873pixels

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

1969

Description

This image depicts musician Nina Simone during a concert. Sideways to the viewer, she turns her head to her right, her mouth open, while gesturing with her right hand. There is a microphone positioned directly in front of her.

Topic

Blues (Music)

Civil rights

Folk (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Photography

Social reform

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number

2014.116.28

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston