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Photo of Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone) at age 12

1945

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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

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