Idalis Leon, NYC '93 (we liked each other...): Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Idalis Leon captured in New York City.

Leon is pictured standing in the center of the image, wearing a green ribbed turtleneck sweater and purple pants. Her proper right pointer finger is in her mouth and she holds a red-colored cocktail in a glass in her proper left hand. A few other individuals are partially visible in the dark background behind her. A handwritten inscription beneath the image reads [IDALIS LEON NYC '93 / (WE LIKED EACH OTHER...) along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell '03] at bottom right.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993
• Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
• Subject of: Idalis DeLeón, American, born 1969
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 3/8 × 16 in. (49.2 × 40.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 14 × 9 1/2 in. (35.6 × 24.1 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.385
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.