Object Details
Photograph by
Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023
Subject of
Abbey Lincoln, American, 1930 - 2010
African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
Description
A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Abbey Lincoln singing at an AJASS event, Harlem), by Kwame Brathwaite. Lincoln is depicted standing at center and is shown from the knees up. She is standing behind a microphone mounted on a microphone stand. Her chin is lifted, and she appears to be singing. Both of her arms are slightly extended outwards from her sides. She is wearing a light tone, long sleeve, scoop neck dress with a multitone, four leaf, clover pattern. She is also wearing a choker necklace with a large, triangular metal bezel at the center attached to an elongated, metal drop pendant. In the background is a man seated at a piano. Behind the musicians is a wall with a white acoustic panel mounted over a dark wall. The square shaped image has a thick white border. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1964; printed 2019
Object number
2021.26.10
Restrictions & Rights
Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Medium
pigment on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Place captured
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black is Beautiful
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
African diaspora
Associations and institutions
Black power
Fashion
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.26.10