<I>Untitled (Sikolo Brathwaite at AJASS studios)</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1968; printed 2016
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Sikolo Brathwaite, American, born 1924
label: Subject of
content: African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph portrait of Sikolo Brathwaite captured at the African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) studio in Harlem. The Grandassa model is depicted in bust pose from the shoulders up against an olive green background. She is turned in a three-quarters profile view, facing the left edge of the photograph. She is wearing a round collared garment constructed from a green fabric with a magenta and black floral pattern. She is also wearing metal, tiered, drop earrings with three metal bells on the bottom. Her hair is arranged in a natural afro hairstyle. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Black is Beautiful
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.26.2
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)