Kabira and Wendy, Manhattan, NY 2016: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photographic print portrait of Kabira Williams and Wendy Ledesma. Williams and Ledesma are depicted standing side-by-side in front of a dark grey background. Williams, on the left, is wearing studded black denim vest over a t-shirt of two men standing foreheard to forehead. She has a green bandana around her forehead, large gauge earrings with pearls, and a small septum ring. Ledesma, on the right, wears a black leather jacket with silver hardware and dark-colored jeans. Both subjects look straight at the camera. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2016
• Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
• Subject of: Wendy Ledesma, American
• Subject of: Kabira Williams, American
• 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: 2019.71.27
• 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.