Photograph of Shaquille O'Neal's and Lisa Glasberg's shoes: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photograph of Shaquille O'Neal's and Lisa Glasberg's shoes. Shaq's leg and shoe are on the left side of the photo. He is wearing shite socks with a red, black, and white sneaker. The text [SHAQ] is written with black marker to the left of Shaq's shoe. An arrow pointing to the shoe is underneath the text. Glasberg's leg and shoe are on the right. She is wearing black pants and black shoes. The text [LISA G.] is written with black marker to the right of Glasberg's shoe. An arrow pointing to the shoe is underneath the text. Another set sneakers are in the background of the photo to the right. The bottom of a chair is at the back left of the photo. The back side of the photograph is printed with the text [FUJICOLOR / paper] and Japanese characters in diagonal lines.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Shaquille O'Neal, American, born 1972
• Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 6 × 4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Radio
• Object number: 2020.30.3.31
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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