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Angela Davis relaxes during a day off from her trial, San Jose, 1972

1972; printed 2021

San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis standing in a room. The image is centered on Davis, who stands in front of a coach and side table. She wears a dark dress with a shawl over it; she carries a purse over her left shoulder and papers in her right hand. She looks to the viewer's right towards a plume of smoke emanating from an individual just out of frame. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2022.11.16

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