Jennifer, Eric Bazaar Ball, Brooklyn, NY, 1999: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photographic print of Jennifer looking through plastic as she walks the runway at the Eric Bazaar Ball in Brooklyn in 1999. Jennifer appears on the left side of the image, looking past the camera towards the right of the frame. She wears a light-colored satin-like garment with a low-cut v-neckline extending to her ribcage. Behind her is another participant wearing a white, feather-trimmed dress with white boa. Her head is thrown back and her hands are above her head. Reflected lights appear across the image and the top of the image is slightly hazy and obscured.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1999
• 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) : 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image) : 12 3/4 × 19 in. (32.4 × 48.3 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: 2019.71.20
• 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.