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Amiri Baraka, Poet

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944

Subject of

Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014

Description

Black and white photograph of Amiri Bakara. Bakara stands on the right side of the image with his hands clasped behind his back wearing a dark turtleneck shirt and trousers. He stands in front of a paneled background where light ripples in waves on the panels; Bakara's shadow is cast on the wall. The image is bordered in a narrow black line on a white background. The image is centered on the background. Below the image of the lower left side is the title and date [Amiri Bakara - poet - '76']. Below the image on the lower right side is the artist's signature [A. Barboza].

Credit Line

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

Date

1976

Object number

2014.157.2

Restrictions & Rights

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

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (20.2 × 19.8 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
Photography
Poetry
Resistance

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564213abf-e486-47b6-b723-56eb4364276e

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.157.2

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