A Friend from Long Ago

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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of an old friend of Frank Espada, the photographer. The man is seated against a blurred background in an outside area. His body is facing forward but his head is turned to his proper right side, towards the camera. He is wearing a mesh, athletic shirt over a white t-shirt. The friend has a large grin on his face. There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. On the back of the print is a sideways inscription, the photographer’s signature, and the location depicted.

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