Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Date
2006; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (50.2 × 40.3 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 color photograph of President Barack Obama, by Platon. The heavily shadowed, bust pose, close-up of Obama depicts him facing the viewer. He and has a smile on his face and his eyes are slightly crinkled. His hair, the sides of his face, and his shoulders are heavily shadowed. He is wearing a white dress shirt, dark tone suit jacket, and a blue tie. The background of the photograph is black. 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
2021.33.30
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59825ad5e-3cf9-4e00-907e-ed74bbc015e3

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