- 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.




