<I>'Nubian Freak,' Union Sq. '88</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1988; printed 2003
name: label: Photograph by
content: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of a woman on a sidewalk in New York's Union Square.
label: Description
content: The woman stands looking directly at the camera, wearing a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt. Her hair is styled in a tall high top fade with a wide bleached vertical stripe on one side. The city street and buildings are visible in the background. A handwritten inscription beneath the image reads ["NUBIAN FREAK" UNION SQ. '88] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03] at bottom right.
place: label: Place captured
content: Union Square, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography 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: 2015.132.377
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ricky Powell
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 (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 8 in. (30.6 × 20.3 cm)