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Promotional portrait of Nina Simone wearing jewelry in the shape of Africa

1970

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 gelatin silver print portrait of Nina Simone. Simone is depicted from the chest up, wearing a white v-neck garment against a white background. She is quarter-profile, looking down and towards the left side of the image. She wears earrings and a necklace with pendants in the shape of Africa. At bottom left is printed [NINA SIMONE]. At bottom right is the logo for [STROUD Productions and Enterprises, Inc.]. There are no inscriptions front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.132.12

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