Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photo of Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone) at age 12
1945
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A wallet-sized black-and-white photographic portrait of Eunice Waymon, later known as Nina Simone, at age 12. The photograph is signed in the lower left corner in black ink: [Love, Eunice]. Waymon wears a dark jacket over a printed blouse and looks straight at the camera.
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Catalog reference: 2011.132.1
