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Amiri Baraka, Poet

1976

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

Black and white photograph of Amiri Bakara. Bakara stands on the right side of the image with his hands clasped behind his back wearing a dark turtleneck shirt and trousers. He stands in front of a paneled background where light ripples in waves on the panels; Bakara's shadow is cast on the wall. The image is bordered in a narrow black line on a white background. The image is centered on the background. Below the image of the lower left side is the title and date [Amiri Bakara - poet - '76']. Below the image on the lower right side is the artist's signature [A. Barboza].

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Catalog reference: 2014.157.2

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