Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Bryant, Kobe Bean, American, 1978 - 2020
Date
2011; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 14 5/8 in. (50.1 × 37.2 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 Kobe Bryant, by Platon. The close-up of Bryant depicts him from the neck up. He is facing the viewer with his eye closed, and has a serious expression on his face. He has a trimmed mustache, goatee, and chin beard. His neck and the proper right side of his face 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
Actors
Athletes
Basketball
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.75
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ebea80e5-8116-4092-9da9-fa71d19e755c

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