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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566aed11d-fa32-493e-9315-91438045af41

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