- Photograph by
- Bey, Dawoud, American, born 1953
- Printed by
- Black Point Editions, American, founded 2004
- Subject of
- Mitchell, Damon, American, died 1990s
- Date
- 1976; printed 2005
- Medium
- gelatin and carbon black on rag paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (24.1 × 16.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- This image depicts a young boy, Damon Mitchell, standing on sidewalk in front a movie ticket box office. He leans with his left arm against a wooden barricade. Wearing sunglasses, a track suit and white sneakers, he holds a small drink carton in his left hand. Behind him is an octagonal ticket booth, decorated on the bottom with a geometric mosaic pattern and solid glass on the top. A person is visible in the booth. Beyond the ticket booth is a dark corridor with lighted movie displays.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Harlem, USA
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- carbon prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.197.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Dawoud Bey
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.