Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Description

A black and white photographic portrait of singer Roberta Flack. The portrait is a close up of Flack's face, depicting her from the shoulders up. Flack is angled in the frame, with her chin tilted down and her eyes closed. Her large Afro hairstyle extends beyond the top and right of the image. She wears a dark colored garment with small, light colored, metallic designs embroidered on the shoulders and an open neckline. On the back of the print is the title, date, photographer's signature, and stamp.

Photograph by

Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944

Subject of

Roberta Flack, American, born 1937

Date

1971

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): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)

H x W (image): 13 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (33.1 × 27.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Object number

2016.99.32

Topic

African American

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Restrictions & Rights

© Anthony Barboza