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Angela Davis sits outside the courtroom during her trial, San Jose, 1972

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis seated next to an unidentified man outside the courtroom during her trial. The pair sit on a stone bench in front of a stone wall engraved with names. She wears an overcoat and holds a cigarette in her left hand. He wears a leather jacket over a button-down shirt and sits with his legs crossed and arms folded. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Stephen Shames, American, born 1947
Subject of
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1972; printed 2021
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
ink on paper with graphite
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 × 7 13/16 in. (30.5 × 19.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Type
black-and-white photographs
pigment prints
inkjet prints
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