Film still of the filming of Right On!
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Created by
content: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927
label: Subject of
content: David Nelson, American
label: Subject of
content: Gylan Kain, American
label: Subject of
content: Felipe Luciano, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Owned by
content: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927
notes: label: Description
content: Black-and-white behind-the-scene film still from the film, Right On! starring the New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets and directed by Herbert Danska. The image depicts the three members of The Last Poets to the right of frame, standing upon a pile of garbage. From left to right is Gylan Kain, David Nelson, and Felipe Luciano. All three men are pictured in profile, looking toward a man facing them with a film camera strapped on his shoulder. Next to the cameraman is another man in the very left edge of the frame, who holds a notebook in one arm and leans towards the cameraman. On the back of the photograph is a stamp in black ink reading: ["RIGHT ON!" / A FILM BY HERBERT DANSKA / written by and starring: / KAIN | DAVID NELSON | FELIPE LUCIANO / A WOODIE KING JR. PRODUCTION / A LEACOCK PENNEBAKER RELEASE / cable: FILMAKERS, U.S.A.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Spoken word (Poetry)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
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: 2012.21.5.4
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: film stills
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Herbert Danska
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)