- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
- Date
- 2009; printed 2019
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 16 3/4 × 16 13/16 in. (42.5 × 42.7 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 First Lady Michelle Obama, by Platon. The close-up of Obama depicts her from the neck up. She is facing the viewer and has a slight smile on her face. Her shoulder length hair is arranged in a bob with a proper left part and side swept bangs. The sides of her face, her neck, and the proper left side of her forehead are heavily covered in shadows. The background of the photograph is black. 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
- Government
- Law
- Photography
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- Object number
- 2021.33.71
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Platon
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




