- Photograph by
- Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 × 13 in. (25.4 × 33 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of an unidentified man’s proper left profile seated at a piano at The Fountain House Foundation, an organization supporting mental health. With a darkened background, his fingertips are on the white keys, his head looking down at them. The man is wearing a white shirt with a black or dark-colored coat.
- There is no inscription on the front of the photograph. On the back are the photographer’s stamp and signature, along with some alpha- numerical notations.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The 1950’s
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.53.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Frank Espada
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.