Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
Date
2011; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 14 1/4 in. (50.2 × 36.2 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 Andrew Young, by Platon. The close-up of Young depicts him in bust pose, from the chest up. He is facing the viewer and tilting his head downwards and very slightly towards his proper left shoulder. His eyes are closed and he has a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a black jacket, a light tone dress shirt, and a bowtie with thin, diagonal, dark, medium, and light tone stripes. 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
Activism
Civil rights
Photography
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.31
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2bd764c-e9fe-4d70-81d7-bfc5a04da6bf

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