Wynton Marsalis: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wynton Marsalis: Date: 2012; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Wynton Marsalis, American, born 1961.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Wynton Marsalis, by Platon. Marsalis is depicted from the shoulders up, facing the viewer. He has a tranquil expression on his face with a slight smile, and his proper right eyebrow is slightly raised. He is wearing a medium tone, white striped dress shirt with a white collar, and black suspenders. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2012; printed 2019
- Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of: Wynton Marsalis, American, born 1961
- Type: pigment prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: pigment on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 21 × 20 in. (53.4 × 50.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2021.33.42
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- 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: © Platon Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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