<I>Adger Cowans</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1972; printed February 2018
name: label: Photograph by
content: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Adger W. Cowans, American, born 1936
label: Subject of
content: Kamoinge, American, founded 1963
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Adger Cowans, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Cowans from the neck up. His body turned towards the right side of the photograph and his face is turned towards the viewer. Cowans has a thick, full beard and mustache and is wearing a black shirt. The proper left side of his face is in shadow.
label: Description
content: Beneath the image in the bottom left corner is the title, year, and edition number handwritten in black ink: [Adger Cowans 1972 1/5]. In the bottom right corner is photographer’s signature in black ink: [A. Barboza].
label: Description
content: The verso of the photograph is plain white. A handwritten inscription and photographer’s signature written in black ink just above the center reads [Kamoinge 1972 / 1st set of 5 / printed on Hahnemuhle / Feb. 2018 / Anthony Barboza].
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Kamoinge Portraits of the Time 1972
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
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: 2022.39.1
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Anthony Barboza
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (19 × 12.5 cm)