- Photograph by
- Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Flack, Roberta, American, 1937 - 2025
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)
- H x W (image): 13 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (33.1 × 27.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic portrait of singer Roberta Flack. The portrait is a close up of Flack's face, depicting her from the shoulders up. Flack is angled in the frame, with her chin tilted down and her eyes closed. Her large Afro hairstyle extends beyond the top and right of the image. She wears a dark colored garment with small, light colored, metallic designs embroidered on the shoulders and an open neckline. On the back of the print is the title, date, photographer's signature, and stamp.
- 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
- 2016.99.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Anthony Barboza
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




