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Maya Angelou

1992

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.

This gelatin silver print depicts a closely framed portrait of Maya Angelou. Angelou looks off camera to the right of the frame and holds her PL hand in front of her face; the hand is mostly in profile with the fingers splayed. The thumb and middle finger curl towards each other in a "c" shape. Angelou wears hoop earrings and a necklace; the light hits the PL side of her face.

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Catalog reference: 2014.166.10

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