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
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.157.1