Junior LaBeija: Museum Object and Cultural History
Junior LaBeija: Date: 2010s. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Junior LaBeija, American, born 1943.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photographic portrait of Junior LaBeija. LaBeija is pictured standing against a dark grey background, dressed in a sheer black-and-white dress over a metallic gold tanktop. LaBeija is accessorized with a bejeweled black hat with netted gold veil, a rhinestone-covered eyemask, strands of pearl necklaces, and multiple bracelets and rings. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2010s
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of: Junior LaBeija, American, born 1943
- 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 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm)
- Place captured: 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: 2019.71.14
- 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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