Jack Mizrahi, Icon, Founder and Mother of the House Mizrahi

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Object Details

Photograph by

Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965

Subject of

Jack Mizrahi, American

Printed by

Light Work, American, founded 1973

Description

A color photographic print portrait of Icon Jack Mizrahi, founder and Mother of the House of Mizrahi. He is pictured standing in front of a dark grey background wearing a navy blue fur jacket and black sunglasses. He holds his hands stretched out in front of him, thumbs and fingers overlapping to make a diamond gesture. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

2010s

Object number

2019.71.15

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits

inkjet prints

Medium

ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 11/16 in. (48.3 × 32.2 cm)

Place captured

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Legendary Portraits

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Communities

Dance

Fashion

Gender

Identity

LGBTQ

Music

Nightlife

Photography

Sexuality

Urban life

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e93935b9-48dc-4b67-9b40-c41deca1c26f

Record ID

nmaahc_2019.71.15