Rude Boy
- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Sunshine Color Lab, American
- Date
- early 1980s; printed 2010
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 × 9 in. (34.9 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This color photograph shows a young man posing in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York in the early 1980s. The young man is dressed in a gray pinstriped suit and is wearing two gold chains and several gold rings. He is posed, leaning forward, with his hand on his chin. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
- Place depicted
- Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- "Back in the Days"
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Fashion
- Identity
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
- Object number
- 2014.84.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.