Photograph of Dapper Dan at his boutique in Harlem
date: label: Date
content: 1989; printed 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: Wyatt Counts, American
label: Subject of
content: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945
label: Subject of
content: Big Sek, Senegalese
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: This is a color photograph depicting Dapper Dan in his clothing boutique in Harlem, New York. Dan is pictured just right of center, clutching a white fur coat and looking directly at the camera. He wears a white tracksuit jacket and hat printed with the Gucci logo and red and green trim. Behind him, his tailor Big Sek takes measurements of an unidentified customer. To the left is a rack of leather jackets in colorful designs. To the right is a black wall with black, white and gold graffiti artwork. The print has an even white margin. There are no marks or inscriptions on the recto. The verso has a repeating ENDURA paper watermark and printing code numbers at left center.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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 Wyatt Counts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.91
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Wyatt Counts
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: Image: H x W: 17 × 21 3/8 in. (43.2 × 54.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Overall Sheet: H x W: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)