- 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.