Untitled (Abbey Lincoln singing at an AJASS event, Harlem)

Object Details

Photograph by: Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023
Subject of: Abbey Lincoln, American, 1930 - 2010; African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956

Description: A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Abbey Lincoln singing at an AJASS event, Harlem), by Kwame Brathwaite. Lincoln is depicted standing at center and is shown from the knees up. She is standing behind a microphone mounted on a microphone stand. Her chin is lifted, and she appears to be singing. Both of her arms are slightly extended outwards from her sides. She is wearing a light tone, long sleeve, scoop neck dress with a multitone, four leaf, clover pattern. She is also wearing a choker necklace with a large, triangular metal bezel at the center attached to an elongated, metal drop pendant. In the background is a man seated at a piano. Behind the musicians is a wall with a white acoustic panel mounted over a dark wall. The square shaped image has a thick white border. The back of the photograph is plain and white.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

ca. 1964; printed 2019

Restrictions & Rights: Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Photographs and Still Images
Movement: Black is Beautiful; BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Actors; African diaspora; Associations and institutions; Black power; Fashion; Jazz (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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