Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Bigosi, Nabintu
Zirimwaga, Nvunanwa
Maison Dorcas, Congolese
Date
2016; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 17 1/16 × 16 7/8 in. (43.4 × 42.8 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 color photograph of Nabintu Bigosi and Nvunanwa Zirimwaga, by Platon. Bigosi and Zirimwaga are partially depicted standing side-by-side and holding hands. Part of each woman’s torso and hip are visible. Bigosi, standing left, is wearing a black Ankara fabric dress with a large white flower pattern. Zirimwaga, standing right, is wearing red Ankara fabric dress with a yellow, black, and gold concentric circular patterns overlaid with and pattern of gold bead strands and has a thin, silver tone bangle on her wrist. At the center of the photograph the two women are holding hands with their wrists crossed and hands held palm-to-palm. 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
Place captured
Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Topic
Health
Humanitarianism
Mental health
Music
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Violence
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.73
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5300d145d-6146-4452-9adb-26e7e3aade14

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