Photograph by
Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965
Printed by
Light Work, American, founded 1973
Date
2017
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 Dominique, who walks European Runway category at The Greatest Show on Earth POSSE Ball in Philadelphia in 2017. Dominique is pictured standing against a dark grey background holding a trophy shaped like a ferris wheel. She wears a pink and blue ensemble and a large yellow Afro wig. Her face is painted white with an exaggerated mouth painted on in purple glitter and large pink feather eyelashes with black polka dots just beneath her lower lashline. Her ensemble is composed of a blue and pink tie-dye body suit beneath a ruffled shoulder and sleeve piece and lace-up corset made of a thick, leather-like material in an iridescent purple, pink, and blue print. Her skirt is composed of ribbons of the same fabric flowing from the corset. She wears a pink bejeweled collar necklace and a pink flower in her hair. She stands with her proper left hand on her left hip and holds the trophy in her right. The trophy is shaped like a black ferris wheel and is adhered to a plaque that reads "The Greatest Show on Earth/ POSSE Ball” / 3/25/17 / Grand Prize." There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Place captured
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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
2019.71.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Gerard Gaskin
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b260a8f-5c44-44e3-9c7c-e3e59874c5be

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