Photograph by
Brathwaite, Kwame, American, 1938 - 2023
Subject of
African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1965; printed 2016
Medium
pigment on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Man smoking in a Ballroom), by Kwame Brathwaite. The photograph depicts a man seated on a folding chair, with his back to the viewer. His proper left elbow is propped on the backrest of the folding chair next to him and he is cradling the back of his head with his proper left hand. His face is turned slightly right, facing the front of the ballroom, and he is smoking a black, Apple style pipe with a metal band around the base of the shank. Smoke curls from the top of the pipe bowl. He is wearing a light toned, corduroy jacket, a collared shirt, and has a plain metal band on the ring finger of his proper left hand. In the background on the left, are other people seated in the rows in front of smoking man and two blurred individuals stand behind a square column at the center of the image. In the background on the left are stored and stacked pieces of furniture and a wall with long curtain panels. Above the smoking man are three rows of round ceiling fixtures. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place captured
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black is Beautiful
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Associations and institutions
Black power
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.26.1
Restrictions & Rights
Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560ab38eb-eb95-4e2d-8b4d-cc4fb54ba6f5

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