- Photograph by
- Powell, Ricky, American, 1961 - 2021
- Date
- 1988; printed 2003
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 8 in. (30.6 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a woman on a sidewalk in New York's Union Square.
- The woman stands looking directly at the camera, wearing a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt. Her hair is styled in a tall high top fade with a wide bleached vertical stripe on one side. The city street and buildings are visible in the background. A handwritten inscription beneath the image reads ["NUBIAN FREAK" UNION SQ. '88] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03] at bottom right.
- Place captured
- Union Square, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Fashion
- Hair
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.377
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ricky Powell
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




