Object Details
Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Harry Belafonte, by Platon. The close-up of Belafonte depicts him from the shoulders up with his head slightly tilted towards the right edge of the photograph and the proper left side of his face cradled in the palm of his proper left hand. His proper right hand is wrapped around the wrist of his proper left arm. Belafonte has a smile on his face and is looking up, and to the left, into the distance. He is wearing a white dress shirt with an open collar. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Date
2009; printed 2019
Object number
2021.33.16
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 19 1/2 × 20 in. (49.6 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Place printed
New York City, 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
Activism
Actors
Entertainers
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.33.16