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 a recording studio, standing with a group of musicians. She wears a dark colored top, with long beaded necklace and is behind a music stand spread with sheets of paper, another sheet of paper in her hand. There is one woman behind her and two women and a man to her proper left. In the foreground are seated musicans, one of whom plays a guitar. 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
- 2011.132.6.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.