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Sidney Poitier, 1964 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); Los Angeles, California Gelatin s…
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier, 1964 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); Los Angeles, California Gelatin s…
Sidney Poitier, 1964 Leigh A. Wiener (American, 1929-1993); Los Angeles, California Gelatin silver print on ektalure paper; 20 × 16 in. 87.6.16 Gift of Leigh A. Wiener. ©Leigh Wiener / 7410 Inc. All rights reserved

Sidney Poitier

ClassificationsPhotographs-gelatin silver prints
DateApril 1964
Place DepictedLos Angeles, California, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print on ektalure paper
Dimensions14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Leigh A. Wiener. ©Leigh Wiener / 7410 Inc. All rights reserved
Object number87.6.16
DescriptionThis photograph of Bahamian-American actor, film director, and diplomat Sidney Poitier was taken by photographer Leigh A. Wiener during an Academy Awards ceremony, during which Poitier won a Best Actor award for his performance in Lillies of the Field (1963). Poitier was the first African American actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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