Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Carter, Robert L., American, 1917 - 2012
Date
2009; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 21 × 20 in. (53.3 × 50.8 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 black-and-white photograph of Judge Robert L. Carter, by Platon. Carter is depicted seated, from the knees up, fully facing the viewer. His head is tilted towards the right edge of the photograph, and he has a slight smile on his face. He is seated with his legs stretched out to either side in front of him and he is gripping the handle of a black cane with a round, metal neck with his proper right hand. His proper left hand is resting in front of him on the edge of the stool he is seated on. Carter is wearing a black judge’s robe over a white dress shirt, a black tie, and wire rimmed glasses. 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
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Law
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f77dcde-c5e5-4723-9656-f3f6996cff1e

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