Theater Workshop: 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, workshopping for their film I, Destini. Carlos sits by a long table as Destini looks over his shoulders. They both wear socks but no shoes.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2014
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American
• 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: Independent films
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Police brutality
• Topic: Prisons
• Topic: Youth
• Object number: 2018.94.4.12
• 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.