Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Kelis, American, born 1979
Date
1999; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 14 3/8 × 21 1/2 in. (36.5 × 54.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Kelis, by Platon. The close-up of Kelis shows her in profile facing the right edge of the photograph. She is depicted from the shoulders up, leaning slightly forward, her forehead tilted downwards. Her shoulder length hair is hanging loosely in thick curls around her face. Her hair is yellow with green and blue balayage tips. She is wearing a dark turtleneck shirt and has a silver chain around her neck. 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
Hip-hop (Music)
Photography
Popular music
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.50
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7d10820-c606-4f63-8f2f-bcc6cd65910e

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