Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
Date
2009; 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 First Lady Michelle Obama, by Platon. The bust pose close-up of Obama depicts her facing the viewer and wears a slight smile on her face. She is cupping the sides of her face with both hands with her chin propped on base of her palms. Her shoulder length hair is arranged in a bob with a proper left part and side swept bangs. She is wearing a light tone, button down blouse with a diamond texture pattern that is open at the collar. She is also wearing a solitaire gemstone ring on the ring finger of her proper left hand and a metal watch with a square face on her proper left wrist. 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
Topic
Law
Photography
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.29
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58ffbd021-3871-4e3f-b931-3720d6937c66

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