Jameil, Pepper LaBeija Ball, Brooklyn, NY, 1998: Museum Object and Cultural History
Jameil, Pepper LaBeija Ball, Brooklyn, NY, 1998: Date: 1998. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Printed by: Light Work, American, founded 1973.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photographic print portrait of Jameil, captured at the Pepper LaBeija Ball in Brooklyn in 1998. Jameil is pictured center frame, standing in front of a white wall and next to a short flight of stairs leading to a closed door. She is wearing an elaborate feather costume consisting of a feathered halter bra top, feathered bikini bottom with feathered skirt inthe back, and a large feathered head piece with ostrich plumes arranged around the outside. There is also a feather cape-like piece arranged around her shoulders. Three strands of beads drape across her mid-section and she holds a single ostrich feather in her proper right hand. Her left hand holds onto the banister next to her. She looks straight at the camera, her proper left knee bent and right hip popped to the side. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1998
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- 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: Brooklyn, 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: 2019.71.30
- 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.
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