Rehearsing "Smiles" Sequence: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her father, Carlos Riley, rehearsing the "Smiles" sequence for their film I, Destini. Carlos stands in front of the camera with his eyes closed and a piece of white paper with a smile on it attached to his face. Destini, seated next to him, looks on intently. [WALLTOWN POLICE] is written on a white board behind them, as well as Mom, Dad, and Destini.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Carlos 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: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Independent films
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Police brutality
• Topic: Prisons
• Object number: 2018.94.4.14
• 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

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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: © 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.