Photograph of Nina Simone recording the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Created by
content: Bernard Gotfryd, Polish American, 1924 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A gelatin silver photographic print of Nina Simone captured during the recording of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Simone is pictured seated in the foreground of the image, in front of an empty music stand. She is holding a sheet of paper and looking towards a man who is leaning down to talk to her. In the background are a group of three musicians, one with a guitar and one with an upright bass, along with microphones, amps, and other music equipment. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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content: Composers (Musicians)
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content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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content: Jazz (Music)
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content: Photography
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content: Popular music
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content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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: 2011.132.6.5
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 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)