- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 × 7 13/16 in. (30.5 × 19.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis seated next to an unidentified man outside the courtroom during her trial. The pair sit on a stone bench in front of a stone wall engraved with names. She wears an overcoat and holds a cigarette in her left hand. He wears a leather jacket over a button-down shirt and sits with his legs crossed and arms folded. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
- Place depicted
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- pigment prints
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Justice
- Law
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




