Film still of David Nelson in the film, Right On!: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film still of David Nelson in the film, Right On!: Date: ca. 1970. Created by: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927. Subject of: David Nelson, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
Black-and-white photograph of The Last Poet member, David Nelson, in mid-performance, accompanied by an unidentified man playing a drum, during the filming of a scene for the movie, Right On!. Nelson is pictured standing on a rooftop, with a city scape behind him. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1970
- Created by: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927
- Subject of: David Nelson, American
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: film stills
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Spoken word (Poetry)
- Object number: 2012.21.5.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Herbert Danska Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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