Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Created by: Destini T. Riley, American. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.

The object in the museum catalogue
A pen and ink drawing of an animation still for a short film titled I, Destini. The sketch features Destini sitting in front of a glass partition. She holds a telephone receiver with her proper right hand as she looks over her proper right shoulder. A crumbling, amorphous mass can be seen on the other side of the glass partition, toward the bottom right corner of the frame.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2013-2016
- Created by: Destini T. Riley, American
- Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American
- Type: drawings
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
- Place made: North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Animation
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Independent films
- Topic: Journalism
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Police brutality
- Object number: 2018.94.2.30
- 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.
