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 in the center of the image, seated in a folding chair next to a music stand. Her legs are crossed at the knee adn she holds a sheet of paper in her hand. In the foreground, two individuals are partially visible on either side of the frame. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
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content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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content: Jazz (Music)
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content: Photography
label: Topic
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: 2011.132.6.4
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: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)