Photo of Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone) at age 12

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003

Description

A wallet-sized black-and-white photographic portrait of Eunice Waymon, later known as Nina Simone, at age 12. The photograph is signed in the lower left corner in black ink: [Love, Eunice]. Waymon wears a dark jacket over a printed blouse and looks straight at the camera.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1945

Object number

2011.132.1

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 6.4 cm)

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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

Children

Composers (Musicians)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Photography

Popular music

Singers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4e76605-a29b-44d0-8eff-97f9ad419ba1

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.132.1