- Photograph by
- Riley, Destini T., American
- Subject of
- Riley, Carlos, American
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Caption
- The short animated film, I, Destini tells the story of having an incarcerated brother from Destini Riley’s perspective (at the time she was 14). The film is a collaboration between her and filmmaker Nicholas Pilarski. Frame animations are the products of a series of creative workshops between Nicholas Pilarksi and the Rileys.
- Description
- A black-and-white archival process photograph of Carlos Riley having his blood pressure taken. Wearing a striped shirt with the sleeves rolled up, he sits on a bed with a patterned sheet. The inflatable cuff of a sphygmomanometer can be seen around his proper left arm. The arm of another person who is out of the frame can be seen touching the electronic part of the device.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- I, Destini Film Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- Topic
- Families
- Film
- Health
- Independent films
- Journalism
- Justice
- Police brutality
- Prisons
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
- Object number
- 2018.94.4.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




