- Photograph by
- Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of
- Vilsón, Marquise, American
- Printed by
- Light Work, American, founded 1973
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet) : 19 × 12 11/16 in. (48.3 × 32.2 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic print portrait of Marquise Vilsón, an actor, activist and man of trans experience, captured in Manhattan in 2018. Vilsón is pictured from the waist up, standing in front of a dark grey background. He wears a white shirt, unbuttoned to the waist to show his tattooed chest and two long silver necklaces. One has a key-shaped pendant and the other a medallion with [M] in the middle. He looks straight ahead at the camera. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Legendary Portraits
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Actors
- 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
- 2019.71.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gerard Gaskin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




