Photograph of Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and Godfry Cambridge
- Photograph by
- Gotfryd, Bernard, Polish American, 1924 - 2016
- Subject of
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Cambridge, Godfrey, American, 1933 - 1976
- Date
- March 21, 1964
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A gelatin silver print photograph of Nina Simone wearing a white dress and standing in between Langston Hughes, on the left, and Godfrey Cambridge, on the right. Both Hughes and Cambridge wear medium-colored suits. The photo was taken after a concert at Carnegie Hall. The trio stand in a carpeted interior space, with a small crowd of people visible in the background. On the verso is the photographer's stamp [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd]. There are no other marks or inscriptions.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Men
- Photography
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.132.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.