Untitled
- Photograph by
- Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Printed by
- Light Work, American, founded 1973
- Date
- 2010s
- Medium
- ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic print portrait of an undientified individual in a black and white ensemble with hair and makeup inspired by the character The Joker. The subject is pictured standing against a dark grey background, wearing a shiny black dress with white puff shoulders, two round white appliqués at the bodice, and large white appliquéd ruffles at the waist and above the knees. She also wears the collar and cuffs of a white button-down shirt and white satin gloves that end just below the fingertips. Her makeup consists of white facepaint, exaggeratted dark eyes with large eyelashes and black paint branching down from under the eye along with a red lip drawn into an exaggerated wide mouth. The subject wears a black and green wig styled to stand straight up with a large green curl at the front. She looks down with her face tilted slightly towards her proper right shoulder and both arms bent with her hands held by her shoulders. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Legendary Portraits
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Dance
- Fashion
- Gender
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Music
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Sexuality
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.71.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gerard Gaskin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.