Object Details
Photograph by
Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Printed by
Sunshine Color Lab, American
Description
This color photograph shows four men standing in front of a food establishment in the Downtown section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1982. The four men are dressed in a variety of styles including turtlenecks, jeans, a leather jacket, and sweater. Two of the men are wearing gold chains. There is a man inside a window of the food establishment standing behind a food prep station. A boombox is on the ground in front of them. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
Date
1982; printed 2010
Object number
2014.84.15
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
digital prints
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 1/8 × 13 11/16 in. (25.7 × 34.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)
Place depicted
Downtown, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
"Back in the Days"
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Communities
Fashion
Identity
Photography
Urban life
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.84.15