Destini Riley, Self Portrait: Museum Object and Cultural History
Destini Riley, Self Portrait: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.

The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley. She wears eyeglasses and holds her proper left had to her chin as she looks directly at the camera. The left side of the photograph is slightly blurred.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2013
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Medium: ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Place captured: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Independent films
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Police brutality
- Topic: Prisons
- Topic: Youth
- Object number: 2018.94.4.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
