Object Details
Photograph by
Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
Subject of
Roberta Flack, American, 1937 - 2025
Caption
This photograph of Grammy winning songstress Roberta Flack was captured by Anthony Barboza during a photoshoot for Essence magazine in 1971.
Description
A black and white photograph portrait of singer Roberta Flack. Flack stands center frame, arms raised just below shoulder height and spread wide. Her face is turned up and away from the camera, her mouth open in a slight smile. She wears a dark colored dress designed by Elaine Baskin Bey, with metallic embroidered details at the bodice and light colored panels mid-sleeve. On the verso is a black stamp for photographer Anthony Barboza, with details completed by hand in red and blue ink.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1971
Object number
2016.99.34
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 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (image): 10 3/4 × 10 11/16 in. (27.3 × 27.2 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
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.99.34