Photograph of June Jordan

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Object Details

Photograph by

Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011

Subject of

June Jordan, American, 1936 - 2002

Description

A black and white photograph of poet June Jordan. Jordan sits in a chair with her proper left arm resting against her cheek. An unidentified person sits with their back towards the camera. The back of the photograph has an inscription identifying the photograph’s subject.

Credit Line

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

Date

ca. 1970

Object number

2014.150.8.37

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (24.1 x 19.1 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, 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

Activism

Feminism

Photography

Poetry

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56e136521-d9d4-47ff-9596-6c63c6669c8e

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.150.8.37