Harry Belafonte - Boston Gardens, Boston, Mass. - 1967: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This image depicts Harry Belafonte Jr., while performing at a civil rights fundraiser. Belafonte was the host of the event and headliners included Sidney Poitier, Dizzy Gillespie, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dressed all in black, Belafonte holds a microphone in his right hand and gestures with his left. Eyes closed, he holds the microphone close to his mouth. Taken from below, this image gives him a monumental aspect.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: October 27, 1967
• Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
• Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
• Type: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 5406 pixels × 4184 pixels, 43.15 MB
• Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.116.19
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Robert Houston Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.