Martez, Evisu Ball, National Black Theatre Harlem, NY, 2005: Museum Object and Cultural History
Martez, Evisu Ball, National Black Theatre Harlem, NY, 2005: Date: 2005. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Type: portraits.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color digital image portrait of Martez, captured at the Evisu Ball in Harlem in 2005. Martez is pictured wearing a flowing black top, a bright pink skirt with black polka dots, elbow-length black velvet gloves with multiple rings worn over top, and a fascinator and veil made of a black, netted material. Martez has cropped, bleached blonde hair, wears black lipstick and poses against a blue wall while looking directly at the camera.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2005
- Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born digital
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 4368 pixels × 2912 pixels
- Dimensions: 100.71 MB
- Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, 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: 2019.44.4
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerard H. Gaskin
- 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 H. Gaskin Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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