Film still of The Last Poets during 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: Felipe Luciano, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Gylan Kain, American
notes: label: Description
content: Black-and-white photograph of the New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets taken during the filming of the movie, Right On!. The three members of the group are pictured standing on a rooftop during the day time, with a cityscape behind them. From left to right is David Nelson, standing slightly bent at the waist with his hands down in front of his hips; Felipe Luciano, wearing a light-colored button down shirt and a beret and leaning back with one hand on his chest and one on his stomach; and Gylan Kain, wearing a dark-colored button down shirt and pants, standing with his proper right leg crossed in front of his left, his hands in his pockets. 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: 2012.21.5.6
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: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)