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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960

    Subject of

    Unidentified Man or Men

    Description

    This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts a full-length image of two men posing, both slightly turned to their left. The man on the left is standing on a bench with his hands crossed. He is wearing a mismatched tracksuit with an orange jacket with white stripes down the sleeves and green pants with a red stripe down the leg. The man on the right is standing on the ground with his hands in his pants pockets. He is wearing a matching, solid red tracksuit and a red turtleneck underneath. Both men are wearing low-top Adidas sneakers, necklaces, Cazal-like glasses and caps in the style of a Kangol Ventair.
    There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center

    Date

    2000; printed 2021

    Object number

    2021.63.7

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    pigment prints
    portraits

    Medium

    pigment-based ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

    Place depicted

    Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, 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
    Fashion
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Photography
    Urban life

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521e2e700-8b7c-4e85-8645-716c0a825209

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2021.63.7

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