- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Date
- October 27, 1967
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5406 pixels × 4184 pixels, 43.15 MB
- Description
- This image depicts Harry Belafonte Jr., while performing at a civil rights fundraiser. Belafonte was the host of the event and headliners included Sidney Poitier, Dizzy Gillespie, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dressed all in black, Belafonte holds a microphone in his right hand and gestures with his left. Eyes closed, he holds the microphone close to his mouth. Taken from below, this image gives him a monumental aspect.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.