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Peace Advocates

Object Details

Caption
Peace Advocates - Hazel Scott, Paul Robeson, New York City, 1940's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Hazel Scott and Paul Robeson in a New York City club. Scott plays the piano and sings into a microphone.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Created by
Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Hazel Scott, American, 1920 - 1981
Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
Date
1940s
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

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