- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Subject of
- Ailey, Alvin, American, 1931 - 1989
- Bearden, Romare, American, 1911 - 1988
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 1/8 × 17 15/16 in. (30.8 × 45.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.5 × 50.4 cm)
- Description
- A print of Alvin Ailey and Romare Bearden with their arms around each other. Ailey, at left, wears a jacket and stands with his right shoulder towards the camera. Bearden, right, wears a jacket and tie with a pin on the lapel. At bottom center, under the image in black marker, is [A/P]. The photograph is signed at bottom right, under the image in black marker. There are no marks on the back.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Art
- Dance
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.133.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank L. Stewart
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




