Brenda, Miss Black Trans New York 2017: Museum Object and Cultural History
Brenda, Miss Black Trans New York 2017: Date: February 18, 2017. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Brenda Milan, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color digital image portrait of the 2017 Winner of the BTIPS NY (Black Trans International Pageantry System of New York) Miss Black Trans New York, Brenda Milan, taken at the Ebony Ball in Manhattan in February 2017.
Milan is pictured from the hips up, standing against a dark grey background. She wears a long sleeve, black dress and is posing with her proper right hand on her hip. She is facing forward and looking to her right. Across her chest is a white sash reading [BTIPS NY MISS BLACK TRANS NEW YORK] in black text. Upon her head is a tall rhinestone tiara in an intricate design.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: February 18, 2017
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of: Brenda Milan, American
- Subject of: Black Trans Advocacy, American, founded 2012
- Subject of: Black Trans International Pageantry System, American, founded 2012
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 6720 pixels × 4480 pixels
- Dimensions: 256.76 MB
- Place captured: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Gender
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: LGBTQ
- Topic: Music
- Object number: 2019.44.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerard H. Gaskin
- 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: © Gerard H. Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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