Photograph of Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and Godfry Cambridge
date: label: Date
content: March 21, 1964
name: label: Photograph by
content: Bernard Gotfryd, Polish American, 1924 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Godfrey Cambridge, American, 1933 - 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A gelatin silver print photograph of Nina Simone wearing a white dress and standing in between Langston Hughes, on the left, and Godfrey Cambridge, on the right. Both Hughes and Cambridge wear medium-colored suits. The photo was taken after a concert at Carnegie Hall. The trio stand in a carpeted interior space, with a small crowd of people visible in the background. On the verso is the photographer's stamp [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd]. There are no other marks or inscriptions.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Popular music
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: 2011.132.14
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)