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Adelphi U. Photo Dept. Student Assignment: "Shiela"

Object Details

Description
A black and white photograph portrait of a woman identified as "Shiela."
Shiela is pictured from the shoulders up, her body facing the right side of the image and her face turned in 3/4 view to look directly at the camera. She is wearing a light colored garment, with a chain necklace partially visible at her neck and two stud earrings in her proper right ear. She is in front of a plain gray background. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Adelphi Photo Dept. Student Work: Shiela / Photographer: Harry Allen] in printed black text.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Harry Allen, American, born 1964
Subject of
Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
Date
ca. 1982
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 12 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (32.5 × 25 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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