Photograph of James Brown sitting in a chair, waving with his left hand

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Object Details

Photograph by

Unidentified

Owned by

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006

Description

A color photographic print of James Brown. He is wearing a blue jumpsuit with red trim and sitting down. He has a large pendant on a gold chain around his neck. A towel is on his right knee. His right hand is resting on the towel. His left arm is raised above his head and he is waving.

Credit Line

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

Date

ca. 1985

Object number

2008.7.7

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

chromogenic color prints

portraits

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 23 15/16 x 20 in. (60.8 x 50.8 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

Funk (Music)

Photography

Soul (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58ca64b1b-5de6-41f0-bd52-30abaf036e4a

Record ID

nmaahc_2008.7.7