Jimmy Mannas: Museum Object and Cultural History
Jimmy Mannas: Date: 1972; printed February 2018. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Jimmie Mannas, American, born 1941.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Jimmy Mannas, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Mannas from the neck up, his head slightly tilted towards the left side of the image. He is looking up and towards the right. Mannas is wearing a white shirt and has a thick, horseshoe-style mustache. The proper left side of his face is in shadow.
Beneath the image at the bottom left corner is the title, year, and edition number handwritten in black ink: [Jimmy Mannas 1972 1/5]. In the bottom right corner is photographer’s signature in black ink: [A. Barboza].
The verso of the photograph has a handwritten inscription and the photographer’s signature written in black ink just above the center: [Kamoinge 1972 / 1st set of 5 / printed on Hahnemuhle / Feb. 2018 / Anthony Barboza].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1972; printed February 2018
- Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
- Subject of: Jimmie Mannas, American, born 1941
- Subject of: Kamoinge, American, founded 1963
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 × 5 1/2 in. (20.3 × 14 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2022.39.14
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © Anthony Barboza Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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