Photograph of George Clinton: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of George Clinton: Date: ca. 1993. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: George Clinton, American, born 1941.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of George Clinton wearing a white robe and white wig against a solid blue background. The bottom part of the wig has streaks of red, black and purple. Clinton wears gold and white sunglasses and several layered necklaces with pendants, including a yellow and pink baby bottle on a pink ribbon necklace and a silver fish pendant on a strand of multi-colored beads. A white suit and shirt are visible under the robe. Clinton holds a gold pistol in his proper right hand, which is raised so the pistol points directly up, next to his head. His proper left hand is at his side, a simple gold ring is visible on his ring finger. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1993
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: George Clinton, American, born 1941
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.83.10
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
- 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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