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
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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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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Photography
Poetry
Resistance
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.157.2