- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Date
- 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30.4 × 20 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis standing in a room. The image is centered on Davis, who stands in front of a coach and side table. She wears a dark dress with a shawl over it; she carries a purse over her left shoulder and papers in her right hand. She looks to the viewer's right towards a plume of smoke emanating from an individual just out of frame. 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
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




