Singer, pianist, composer, arranger, and activist Nina Simone was born on this day in 1933. This photograph of Simone singing while playing piano was taken during a concert at Boston Symphony Hall.
Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969
- Description
- This image depicts musician Nina Simone sitting at a piano. Sitting sideways to the viewer at a piano, a microphone is set up in front of her. Her hands are posed on the keys of the piano. She wears a silky, long sleeve dress with jeweled buttons at the cuffs, and a sparkly headband.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
- Date
- 1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10941 pixels × 9690 pixels, 202.23 MB
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
