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Alice Walker, Author, Northern Calif.

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944

Subject of

Alice Walker, American, born 1944

Description

Color photograph of Alice Walker leaning against a wooden bin on the porch of a house. She is in the center of the photograph wearing a blue and red patterned sweater, jeans, rubber boots, and geometric patterned head wrap. She grips the edge of the bin with her hands. On the left side of the image is a large window with a reflection of trees. On the right side of the image is an open doorway in which an interior space can be seen. The image is bordered in a narrow black line on a white background. Below the image is the title, date, and artist's signature [Alice Walker - Author- Northern, Calif - 1989/A. Barboza]. On the back is a repeating pattern of the manufacturer in gray [Kodak PROFESSIONAL/PAPER - PAPIER - PAPEL].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Barboza

Date

1989

Object number

2014.157.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Anthony Barboza
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits
inkjet prints

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (19.4 × 19.1 cm)

Place depicted

California, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Literature
Photography
Women

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd506f1c3bd-b3c1-40cf-8af0-1bac16b59df4

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.157.1

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