Kelli, Legends Ball, Jersey City, June 1995: Museum Object and Cultural History
Kelli, Legends Ball, Jersey City, June 1995: Date: June 1995. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Type: black-and-white photographs.
The object in the museum catalogue
This black and white image is shot from above the subject, Kelli. Kelli is looking up and into the camera. She is dressed in a black bra that is partially covered by a long, black, collared overcoat. Her short hair is styled in finger waves, reminiscent of popular hairstyles of the 1920s. She holds a cigarette out of the corner of her mouth. She holds her hands close to her body. Behind her is a typical living room setup. The scene is lit so that her silhouette with her cigarette is cast on the wall behind her.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 1995
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 11344 pixels × 7568 pixels
- Dimensions: 163.77 MB
- Place captured: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 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: 2019.44.7
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerard H. Gaskin
- 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 H. Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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