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Dr. Cornel West

October 16, 1995

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, 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.

This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Cornel West, seated wearing a three-piece suit. left hand on knee, he turns to his left and gazes upwards at a partially visible figure. He is wearing glasses and a beard. Seated next to him is a woman with long hair dressed in a white suit, leaning back in her seat and also looking up and to her left. Other seated figures can be seen behind them.

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Catalog reference: 2013.99.43

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