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

The object in the museum catalogue

A digital film still of Chadwick Boseman, as the character Black Panther, on the set of the film Black Panther.

Chadwick Boseman is on the left side of the image, in front of a blue screen. He is wearing the Black Panther costume bodysuit without the helmet. The costume consists of a textured black suit with a raised geometric motif and a panther claw necklace at the chest and neck. He is standing with his arms raised slightly at his sides. There is a camera operator standing in front of him, on the right side of the image. He is wearing a grey collared shirt with darker grey pants. He is holding a video camera on his proper right shoulder and is holding onto it with both hands.

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: 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: 68.7 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: 2018.39.3.15
• 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.