Dick Gregory Makes a Point, Adelphi University
- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017
- Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
- Date
- early 1980s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.4 × 50.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 17 7/8 in. (30.6 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Dick Gregory speaking at Adelphi University.
- Gregory is pictured in the center of the image from the waist up, standing behind a podium. He wears a light colored collared shirt under a dark v-neck sweater. His body faces the camera, his head turned towards the left side of the image, eyebrows raised. He holds both hands out, palms down, elbows tucked close to his waist. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, with another pointed towards him from the right side of the image, on the other side of the podium. A brick wall is visible in the dark behind him. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Dick Gregory Makes a Point, Adelphi University / Photographer: Harry Allen].
- Place captured
- Garden City, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.