Photograph of Nina Simone recording the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
- 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: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A gelatin silver photographic print of Nina Simone captured during the recording of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Simone is pictured in the center of the image, standing silhouetted in the open doorway of a well lit recording booth. She is looking down, her arms crossed. In the left foreground is a light-colored upright piano. 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
- 2011.132.6.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.