Shooting Car Sequence: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her family as they film the "Car" sequence for her film I, Destini. Her parents, Carlos and Lattina Riley, sit in the front seats, Lattina occupying the driver's seat and Carlos occupying the passenger. In the back, Destini can be seen looking out the window, while her brother sits with headphones in his ear.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2014
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American
• Subject of: Lattina Lennon Riley, American
• Subject of: Carlos Riley, American
• Subject of: LeDarius 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: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Independent films
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Police brutality
• Topic: Prisons
• Topic: Youth
• Object number: 2018.94.4.19
• 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.