- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- Shuttlesworth, Fred, American, 1922 - 2011
- Date
- 2011; printed 2019
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 21 × 20 in. (53.3 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, by Platon. The close up of Shuttlesworth depicts him in profile, facing the left edge of the photograph. His brow is furrowed, his eyes are closed, and he is holding his lips tightly together. He is wearing a sharkskin fabric, medium tone suit jacket over a light tone dress shirt, and a striped tie. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- pigment prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- Object number
- 2021.33.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Platon
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




