Created by
Gotfryd, Bernard, Polish American, 1924 - 2016
Subject of
Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
Date
1964
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Description
A gelatin silver print of Nina Simone during the recording of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." The black-and-white image depicts Simone on the left side of the image, standing in the doorway of a recording booth, the hanging microphone visible through the window in the front of the booth. Simone stands with her hands in front of her, holding a piece of paper. The top of a black grand piano is in the foreground. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Popular music
Resistance
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.132.6.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e135aa6f-1896-43a7-b0f5-9c2d51fc1d42

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