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Photograph of Lusia Harris playing basketball

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Unidentified

    Owned by

    Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955

    Subject of

    Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men

    Description

    A color photograph of Lusia Harris playing basketball for team USA against Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. Harris is depicted in profile, mid-jump, with both arms raised above her head and the ball at the tips of her fingers. Her legs are straight, with her feet slightly wider than her hips. Her uniform jersey, shorts, and socks are white, with thin navy and red stripes around the edges and socks. There is a navy and red “USA” partially visible on the leg of the shorts. Harris is surrounded by three players on the Czechoslovakian team, all dressed in blue short-sleeved uniforms with wide red and white stripes at the edges. Directly behind her, number “10” leans back away from Harris’ jump, while two other players stand in front of Harris, one facing the camera and number “9” with her back to the camera. The players are pictured in the orange painted free throw lane, with the out of bounds area painted green behind them and the wooden court to the right of them. Behind the players, a black movable barrier cordons off the court from the spectators, who sit in folding chairs at the same level as the court. A young man in white pants and an off-white shirt kneels just behind the back line, watching the players. In the background, a woman sits in a chair just behind the back line, in front of spectators seated at court level on folding chairs.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart

    Date

    ca. 1980

    Object number

    2017.29.5.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown – Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    chromogenic color prints

    Medium

    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.5 × 20.2 cm)

    Place captured

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North and Central America

    Place depicted

    United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Basketball
    Olympics
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd581275970-d6c4-4064-84f7-ad82a75b5f94

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2017.29.5.3

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