Photograph of Dapper Dan at his boutique in Harlem: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Dapper Dan at his boutique in Harlem: Date: 1989; printed 2021. Photograph by: Wyatt Counts, American. Subject of: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a color photograph depicting Dapper Dan in his clothing boutique in Harlem, New York. Dan is pictured just right of center, clutching a white fur coat and looking directly at the camera. He wears a white tracksuit jacket and hat printed with the Gucci logo and red and green trim. Behind him, his tailor Big Sek takes measurements of an unidentified customer. To the left is a rack of leather jackets in colorful designs. To the right is a black wall with black, white and gold graffiti artwork. The print has an even white margin. There are no marks or inscriptions on the recto. The verso has a repeating ENDURA paper watermark and printing code numbers at left center.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1989; printed 2021
- Photograph by: Wyatt Counts, American
- Subject of: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945
- Subject of: Big Sek, Senegalese
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions: Image: H x W: 17 × 21 3/8 in. (43.2 × 54.3 cm)
- Dimensions: Overall Sheet: H x W: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
- Place depicted: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Fashion design
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Urban life
- Object number: 2021.91
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wyatt Counts
- 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: © Wyatt Counts Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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