Photograph by
Unidentified
Owned by
Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
Subject of
Giovanni, Nikki, American, 1943 - 2024
Date
1950-2014
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 20 cm)
Description
This black and white photograph depicts Nikki Giovanni. Shown from the waist up, she is seated and leans sideways on her right elbow. She holds a stack of her volumes of poetry in her right hand and leans her right cheek on the volumes. Wearing a dark sweater over a collared shirt, she gazes directly at the viewer.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Feminism
Literature
Poetry
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
Object number
2014.254.6
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf4b8aaa-3ed7-4b6e-9dc6-d82dcee6b0c9

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