Object Details
Photograph by
Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
Subject of
Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
Description
This is a black and white photograph of Ntozake Shange. The image is blurred with movement; Shange appears to rock back and forth. She is seated wearing a dark dress with large, embroidered sleeves. Light and reflective surfaces surround Shange, giving the image a dream-like quality. Shange sits looking down with her hands in her lap. The image is bordered in a narrow black line from the original negative frame. The image is on a white background. Below the image at the bottom of the sheet is hand-written black text listing the title, date, and artist's signature.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1977
Object number
2014.152.8
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): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (image): 10 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (25.7 × 26 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
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.152.8