Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Child or Children
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 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (34.8 × 23 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
This color photograph shows a father carrying his son on his shoulders in the Downtown Brooklyn section of New York in the early 1980s. The father and son wear similar outfits with graffiti art on the back of their jackets. 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
Children
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
2014.84.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd545c1de13-151c-415d-bcca-8dfddaf27626

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