Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Questlove, American, born 1971
Date
2014; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 15 15/16 in. (50.2 × 40.5 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 Questlove, by Platon. Questlove is depicted from the waist up, behind a wooden table, with his elbows propped on the table surface. He is facing the viewer with his arms are folded over his chest, head is turned slightly towards his proper right shoulder, and with his eyes are closed. He is wearing a black suit jacket over a gray hoodie. He’s also wearing thick, black rimmed glasses and has an Afro pick woven into his hair on the proper right side of his head. He has a trimmed mustache and beard. The table appears to be constructed from thick horizontal slabs of bleached wood. The background of the photograph is champagne pink. 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
DJs (Musicians)
Film
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Journalism
Musicians
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.58
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57059153e-c6eb-4cc2-a547-46ef2379586f

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