<I>Prince</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2004; printed 2019
name: label: Photograph by
content: Platon, British, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white pigment photograph studio portrait of Prince, captured by Platon in 2004. The photograph depicts Prince from just below the hips, standing with his proper right hand extended in front of him towards the viewer. The photograph was taken from near his proper right hand which appears disproportionately large in the foreground. He is facing the viewer and has a serious expression on his face. His chin is slightly lifted and his is looking down towards the viewer. His proper left elbow is bent and his fingers are splayed near his waist. He has a thin mustache and his hair is worn in curls on top. He is wearing a dark neckerchief with white polka dots tied around his neck, a medium tone collared shirt with elongated collar points and a black, long, pinstripe suit jacket with a pocket square in his proper left chest pocket. 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 has no marks or inscriptions.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.33.48
objectType: label: Type
content: pigment prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Platon
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 21 × 20 in. (53.3 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)