Digital film still of Boseman, Coogler, and Whitaker on the set of Black Panther: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A digital film still of Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, and Forest Whitaker on the set of the film Black Panther.

Coogler is pictured in the center, facing the camera, bent leaning down to talk to Boseman and Whitaker, who are both seated and looking towards Coogler. Boseman is on the left side, dressed as the character T'Challa. He is wearing a dark colored bathrobe draped over his shoulders, a beaded panther claw necklace and belt, and dark grey trousers. Whitaker, as the character Zuri, is on the right side, wearing a dark colored robe with white lining draped over his shoulders and red pants. Coogler is standing with his proper right leg bent and resting on Boseman’s seat. He is wearing a knit hat, a jacket, and dark colored pants. His proper right arm is resting on his right leg and he is holding onto his right hand with his left hand. The image appears dark and hazy, with the set representing an interior cave as the background.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Photograph by: Matt Kennedy
• Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
• Directed by: Ryan Kyle Coogler, American, born 1986
• Distributed by: The Walt Disney Company, American, founded 1923
• Subject of: Chadwick Boseman, American, 1977 - 2020
• Subject of: Ryan Kyle Coogler, American, born 1986
• Subject of: Forest Steven Whitaker III, American, born 1961
• Subject of: Ruth E. Carter, American, born 1960
• Type: film stills
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 4000 pixels × 6000 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 69.72 MB
• Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2018.39.3.16
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company, © Marvel/ Matt Kennedy
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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: © Marvel/ Matt Kennedy Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.