Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2010; 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 three women in carnival-like outfits posed with their arms around one another during the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. From left to right, their outfits are a solid red, white, and blue color. Each woman is wearing a large, carnival crown with a matching bra top, belt, and black bottoms with large earrings. The top and bottoms have metal beads drooping across. The background is a metal background, presumably a roll-up store front door. There is a graffiti tag to the middle right in black sharpie [TAZ].
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
Caribbean
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
digital prints
Topic
Clothing and dress
Communities
Costume
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
2021.63.9
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8453fb5-5b0d-49ee-88ba-d405bef336ec

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