Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969

Houston, Robert (1935-)


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1969
Technique / Medium:
photography
Place of creation:
Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

    Item location

  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    [Museum inv. no.: 2014.116.29]

Description

This image depicts musician Nina Simone sitting at a piano. Sitting sideways to the viewer at a piano, a microphone is set up in front of her. Her hands are posed on the keys of the piano. She wears a silky, long sleeve dress with jeweled buttons at the cuffs, and a sparkly headband. (Smithsonian website)

People as subjects

Simone, Nina (1933-2003) (Musician portrait)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Grand pianoforte [2284]

RIdIM images


© Robert Houston. Usage conditions apply

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5882