<I>Latex Ball, Manhattan, NY, 2011</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Photograph by
content: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: GMHC, American, founded 1981
label: Subject of
content: Vjuan Allure, American
label: Printed by
content: Light Work, American, founded 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A color photographic print depicting a round table covered with ephemera at the 2011 Latex Ball in Manhattan. At center of the table is an open bamboo frame blue parasol with a floral design painted on the canopy. A red floral centerpiecesits underneath the open parasol. The rest of the table is covered with scattered pieces of ephemera including posters for Beyoncé's album "4, pamphlets for the ball titled, “Night at the Latex Museum”, fliers for upcoming balls and events including performances by DJ Vjuan Allure, and postcards of various performers, such as Tigger and Tomas. The table also has three GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis) logoed aluminum water bottles. Sunglasses, condoms, a gold and black diamond encrusted iphone, and a small black purse with a chain strap also lay on the table. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Gender
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Legendary
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.71.31
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Gerard Gaskin
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet) : 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image) : 12 5/8 × 19 in. (32.1 × 48.3 cm)