Gerald, Prada Ball, Manhattan, NY, 1999: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photographic print portrait of Gerald LaBeija captured at the Prada Ball in Manhattan in 1999. Gerald is pictured in profile from the shoulders up, facing towards the right side of the image. He wears a tiny hat perched on the proper right side of his head, with a long feather sticking up from the brim. He wears a dark-colored satin-like garment with a mandarin-style collar secured with a bejeweled button. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1999
• Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
• Subject of: Gerald Dupree LaBeija, American
• Printed by: Light Work, American, founded 1973
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 11/16 in. (48.3 × 32.2 cm)
• 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: 2019.71.29
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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 Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.