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 individual in white gown. The subject is pictured standing in front of a dark grey background. She wears a white gown with a sleeveless, structured bodice and a rhinestone encrusted halter collar around the neck. The subject holds the full white skirt out at both sides with her hands. A white, rhinestone studded shawl or jacket is draped around her arms. Pieces of shaped plastic are arranged across the front of the gown's bodice, the shoulders, and attached to the top half of the subject's face to appear as if the subject is bursting through a bubble or a droplet of water is landing on her. Her face is turned to look towards the right side of the image. 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 11/16 in. (48.3 × 32.2 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: 2019.71.37
- 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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