Object Details
Photograph by
Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by
Sunshine Color Lab, American
Description
This color photograph shows young boys opening a fire hydrant on a summer day in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. One boy opens the hydrant, while the other five stand to the side on the sidewalk. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
Date
1980; printed 2010
Object number
2014.84.13
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
digital prints
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 1/8 × 13 11/16 in. (23.2 × 34.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Place depicted
Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
"Back in the Days"
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Children
Communities
Identity
Photography
Play
Urban life
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.84.13