Photographic slide of Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1979
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992
notes: label: Description
content: A color photographic slide depicting author and activist Audre Lorde speaking at the first Third World Gay Conference in Washington, DC. Lorde stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. She is only visible from the chest up and her head is wrapped in a blue and green head wrap. She also wears a black, brown and orange garment with gold embroidery along the neckline. The front of the white encasement that houses the slide film is inscribed with [NOV 79 R3] and [MADE IN U.S.A.]. The back of the encasement reads [Ektachrome SLIDE] and [PROCESSED BY Kodak].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Oratory
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2019.38.1.1.1.11
objectType: label: Type
content: color slides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ron Simmons
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reversal film and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)