Nancy Wilson - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This image depicts Nancy Wilson, singer and entertainer. Wearing a fitted strapless black dress, she holds a microphone up to her open mouth with her right hand. Her left hand is held loosely at waist height. She wears a ring on the fourth finger of her left hand, a simple chain choker, and small earrings. Shot from below, the angle of the picture gives her a monumental aspect.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1980
• Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
• Subject of: Nancy Wilson, American, 1937 - 2018
• Type: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 8671 pixels × 6304 pixels, 104.27 MB
• Place depicted: Convention Hall, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2014.116.18
• 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.