Portrait of Audre Lorde

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Object Details

Photograph by

Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013

Subject of

Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992

Description

A black and white photograph of Audre Lorde. She is featured standing, facing the camera with her hands in her pockets. The back of the photograph has caption information at center and the number [3034] in the top left corner.

Credit Line

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

Date

1983

Object number

2016.83.8

Restrictions & Rights

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 (Image): 10 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (25.7 × 21.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 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

Activism

Feminism

Literature

Photography

Poetry

Women

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5175a299e-9137-4e9a-8daa-e233bd7b18e2

Record ID

nmaahc_2016.83.8