Untitled: Museum Object and Cultural History
Untitled: Date: 2010s. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Unidentified.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photographic print portrait of an unidentified figure in a black halter dress. The subject is pictured standing in front of a dark grey background. The dress is composed of a black snake-skin textured material, with a short pleated skirt and ties at the neck. The subject also wears fishnet stockings and stands with hands behind their back, head turned slightly and looking directly at the camera. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2010s
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of: Unidentified
- 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: 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: 2019.71.36
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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 Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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