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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.63.7