Untitled

Photograph by

Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Printed by

Sunshine Color Lab, American

Description

This color photograph shows three young men posing on Delancey and Orchard Street, on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, in 1980. The men are standing with their arms crossed in front of their chests. A boombox is on the ground in front of them. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz

1980; printed 2010

Object number

2014.84.9

Restrictions & Rights

© Jamel Shabazz

Type

chromogenic color prints

portraits

digital prints

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (34.8 × 24.3 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Place depicted

Delancey Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series

"Back in the Days"

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Communities

Fashion

Identity

Music

Photography

Urban life

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.84.9

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518cb613d-8da8-4c10-a372-34d160b0bea1