Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2019; printed 2021
Medium
pigment-based ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
This is a color archival pigment print from a digital file. The photograph depicts a full-length image of five women in orange and light blue carnival-like outfits during the West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn, New York. Staggered as two, one, two on a staircase, the five women are all posing with one hand on their hip and the other holding an orange and light blue flag on a black pole. They are all wearing the same carnival outfit: a matching light blue bra top with orange trim and dangling beads, an orange belt with accents of light blue and dangling beads, and light blue bottoms. On their heads is a large headpiece decorated with orange gems, light blue feathers, and orange feathers. The outfits are accessorized with dangly light blue earrings, a matching choker with, orange and light blue bands on each bicep and below each knee, and gold-colored sneakers. The two women in the front row have the Guyana flag tucked into their belt. They are standing on the entrance staircase of a red brick townhouse. The steps are grey concrete with red brick rises. The door at the top of the stairs is white with red trim.
There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
Place depicted
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Guyana, Caribbean, South America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
pigment prints
portraits
digital prints
Topic
Clothing and dress
Communities
Costume
Folklife
Holidays and festivals
Identity
Photography
Urban life
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
2021.63.12
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d72e56e-55ca-4827-bbab-156d96b91d0c

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