Color slide of Poitier and Belafonte at a fundraiser at Boston Garden
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte embracing Sidney Poitier on stage. Harry Belafonte wears a dark shirt and pants. He shakes the hand and embraces another individual wearing a dark suit. A microphone on a stand is visible behind them.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- October 27, 1967
- Object number
- 2015.245.248
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- color slides
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Actors
- Civil Rights
- Entertainers
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.245.248
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55baf5960-4932-46eb-9025-d36643967d4e
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