- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Moore, Howard Jr., American, born 1932
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 1/8 × 11 15/16 in. (20.6 × 30.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis, Howard Moore Jr., and Davis's nephew. Moore holds a pipe in his right hand and the child in his left arm while the child blows out a candle held in Davis's right hand. Unidentified individuals at far right and left look on. Davis and Moore wear wide smiles. 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
- Families
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




