Promotional portrait of Nina Simone wearing jewelry in the shape of Africa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A gelatin silver print portrait of Nina Simone. Simone is depicted from the chest up, wearing a white v-neck garment against a white background. She is quarter-profile, looking down and towards the left side of the image. She wears earrings and a necklace with pendants in the shape of Africa. At bottom left is printed [NINA SIMONE]. At bottom right is the logo for [STROUD Productions and Enterprises, Inc.]. There are no inscriptions front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970
• Distributed by: Stroud Productions and Enterprises, Inc.
• Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
• 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)
• Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.132.12
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: © 1970 Stroud Productions and Enterprises, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.