Justin, Unity Human Rights Ball, Manhattan, NY, November 11, 2016: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photographic print portrait of Justin captured at the Unity Human Rights Ball in New York City in November 2016. Justin is pictured standing against a grey background, wearing a purple, short-sleeved hooded dashiki. The dashiki has a black zipper at the center, which is surrounded by strips of black fabric on each side. The center portion of the garment has orange, red, and yellow printed designs and the outermost pattern of the central design is electric blue, pink, yellow, black, and white. The sleeves and bottom hem have a black and gold trim. Justin’s hands are in his pockets, which also have multi-colored designs. There is a purple wristband on his proper right wrist. His head is tilted to the right and he looks directly at the camera. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: November 11, 2016
• 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 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 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: 2019.71.34
• 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: © Gerard Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.