- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- Jean, Wyclef, Haitian, born 1969
- Date
- 2010; printed 2019
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 7/8 × 20 in. (53 × 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 Wyclef Jean, by Platon. Jean is depicted in profile bust pose, facing the right edge of the photograph. His eyes are closed and his chin is raised. He has a small mustache and beard. He is wearing a medium tone suit jacket, a light tone dress shirt, and a dark and medium tone tie with a diagonal thick and thin stripe pattern. 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
- Actors
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Reggae (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
- 2021.33.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Platon
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




