- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Sunshine Color Lab, American
- Date
- 1983; printed 2010
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (34.8 × 24.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This color photograph shows two men and a woman in the Downtown section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1983. The man in the middle sits upon a Yamaha motorcycle with a Boombox on his lap. The woman on the right leans against the man. All three wear 1980s fashion. The recto of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
- Place depicted
- Downtown, 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
- Music
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
- Object number
- 2014.84.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




