Anacostia Park Community Day: Museum Object and Cultural History
Anacostia Park Community Day: Date: 1982. Photograph by: Sharon Farmer, American, born 1951. Subject of: Anacostia Park, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photo of a crowd of people at the Anacostia Park Community Day. The majority of people in this photo appear to be teens or young adults. There are several people in the photo who are wearing baseball caps. Most of the people in the back half of the photo are out of focus. There are four (4) people near the front of the crowd who are holding boom boxes over their heads. There is also one other in the background in the center of the image.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1982
- Photograph by: Sharon Farmer, American, born 1951
- Subject of: Anacostia Park, American
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 × 17 3/4 in. (30.5 × 45.1 cm)
- Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Holidays and festivals
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Recreation
- Object number: 2016.137.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Farmer in memory of educators Winifred and George Farmer
- 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: © Sharon Farmer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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