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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d27c14e6-0e4d-439e-aceb-beebb12cc7e5

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