- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Sunshine Color Lab, American
- Date
- 1982; printed 2010
- 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)
- 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.
- 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
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
- Object number
- 2014.84.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




