Photograph of Del Shields, Hazel Scott, and Nina Simone: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Del Shields, Hazel Scott, and Nina Simone: Date: 1960s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.
The object in the museum catalogue
A gelatin silver print photograph of Del Shields (standing), Hazel Scott (left) and Nina Simone (right). The women are seated, and Simone's hair is wrapped in a cloth. Scott is looking to the left of frame and smiling. Simone looks directly at the camera. Shields stands behind them wearing thick rimmed glasses, a suit, and a bowtie. On the verso, handwritten in black ink is [Hazel Scott / Del Shields].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1960s
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
- Subject of: Hazel Scott, American, 1920 - 1981
- Subject of: Del Shields, American
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Popular music
- Topic: Radio
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.132.17
- 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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