Photograph by
Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
Subject of
Jimenez, Tommy, American
Date
1982
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Tommy Jimenez standing in front of a graffitied brick and concrete wall in Chicago. Pictured from the knees up, Jimenez is wearing dark colored bottoms, a white tank top and headphones around his neck. He is posed standing straight with his arms by his side. Behind him, the wall is graffitied with “LATIN EAGLES HOOD! ‘NAG’.” Jimenez, at the time the photo was taken, was president of the Latin Eagles, a predominantly Puerto Rican gang founding in Chicago, IL around 1964. In the far distance is the entrance to an alley way with the following graffitied upside [P.R.S.].
There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back of the print is inscribed with the subject’s information, the photographer’s signature and stamp, and an label for the Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project.
Place depicted
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Art
Communities
Photography
Urban life
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2021.53.14
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ecd01f6-92bb-45d7-97b7-1989b9d25228

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