Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1982; 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 young men posed under scaffolding on the edge of a sidewalk, one on the left standing and one on the right sitting on a metal bar. The young man on the left has his arms crossed at his upper chest while holding a red bag. He is dressed in a white button shirt, white pants, a red military belt, and white low-top Adidas and fat red laces. For accessories he has a black watch on his proper right wrist and a cap in the style of a Kangol Ventair. The young man on the right is half sitting on a metal bar, with his proper right leg extending vertically and his proper left leg on the bar, but his upper body turned to face the camera. His hands are waving openly, similar to a “jazz hands” motion. He is dressed in an all-red attire: track suit bottoms and a sweater with a black turtleneck underneath. His black shoes resemble Clark Wallabees. For accessories he wears a gold-colored necklace and a ring on his proper left ring finger. They are posed against a stone building.
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
Latin America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Topic
Communities
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Identity
Photography
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
Object number
2021.69.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c3f4d1f-d45d-45f6-9d8c-add7285865c4

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page