Created by
Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
Subject of
King, Woodie Jr., American, born 1937
Nelson, David, American
Kain, Gylan, American
Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
Produced by
Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
Owned by
Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
Subject of
The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
Date
1969
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Description
Black-and-white group photograph of Woodie King, Jr., African-American director and producer and Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: Woodie King, Jr., David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Imani Baraka, and Felipe Luciano. The subjects' names are inscribed along the bottom of the photograph.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Communities
Hip-hop (Music)
Identity
Literature
Photography
Poetry
Resistance
Spoken word (Poetry)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.21.5.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Monroe S. Frederick II
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a5fe6094-7412-4c14-b8f7-16a05a35388e

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