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Photograph of Lusia Harris playing basketball in the 1976 Summer Olympics

African American Museum

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    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
    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: 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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c52f57c3-3f16-4cf8-be16-03a0a8bcf9ce

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2017.29.5.2

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