Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2010; printed 2021
Medium
pigment-based ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
This is a color archival pigment print from a digital file. The photograph depicts a man and a woman standing side by side during the Hispanic Heritage Day Parade in New York City. The man is standing on the left with his proper left arm around the woman and his proper right arm holding a gold-colored staff with the Cusco (or Tahuantinsuyo) flag. He is wearing a white, long sleeved shirt with a large, gold-colored emblem of the sun in the center. On his head, he is wearing a gold-colored crown with blue and purple feathers, with a symbol of the sun and [PERU]. The woman is standing to the right and is using both hands to hold a Peruvian flag, covering her and the man’s bottom half. She is wearing a gold-colored long sleeve shirt with brown and blue symbols around the neckline. On her head is a gold-colored crown, smaller than the man’s, with an emblem on the front and two blue feathers.
The background is blue painted wood panels with a printed white sign in the upper right corner with black text reading [CONDITIONS AT- /PARA REPORTA- / EN UN SITO- / NO TIEN-].
The print has no inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Peru, Latin America, South America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
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
2021.63.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbf2f897-96fe-4aae-a8db-31afb69b1ed7

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