Fly Guys
- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 2000; 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 the negative. The photograph depicts a full-length image of two men posing, both slightly turned to their left. The man on the left is standing on a bench with his hands crossed. He is wearing a mismatched tracksuit with an orange jacket with white stripes down the sleeves and green pants with a red stripe down the leg. The man on the right is standing on the ground with his hands in his pants pockets. He is wearing a matching, solid red tracksuit and a red turtleneck underneath. Both men are wearing low-top Adidas sneakers, necklaces, Cazal-like glasses and caps in the style of a Kangol Ventair.
- There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- pigment prints
- portraits
- 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
- 2021.63.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.