Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
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 pictured mid-jump, with her proper right hand palming the ball and her proper left knee raised high. Her uniform jersey, shorts, and socks are white, with thin navy and red stripes around the neck, arms, and socks. There is a navy and red “USA” and number “7” on the jersey. She is looking down towards her opponent, who stands on the tips of her toes with both arms raised towards the ball and Harris. The opponent is number “7" for Team Czechoslovakia. She wears a blue uniform with wide white and red stripes and has her back turned to the camera. Harris’ teammate, number “14,” stands in the foreground, her back to the camera and holding her hands out in front of her to receive the ball. The players are pictured in the corner of the wooden court floor, with the out of bounds area painted green behind them and the free throw lane painted red 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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
Date
1976
Object number
2017.29.5.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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Type
chromogenic color prints
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.29.5.2