<I>Octavia and Danielle, Revlon Ball, Manhattan, NY, 1997</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Photograph by
content: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: Octavia Saint Laurent, American, 1964 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Danielle Revlon, American, died 1999
label: Subject of
content: Tony Revlon, American
label: Printed by
content: Light Work, American, founded 1973
notes: label: Caption
content: This image shows Octavia St. Laurent and Danielle Revlon competing against one another in the Femme Queen Realness category of the 1997 Revlon Ball in Manhattan, NY. Tony Revlon, who was judging that category, is shown seated at the table wearing a hat. Both he and Danielle Revlon were members of the Revlon House. Danielle took home the prize for this category on this particular evening.
label: Description
content: A black and white photographic print depicting Octavia St. Laurent and Danielle Revlon, two competitors in the Femme Queen Realness category at the Revlon Ball in Manhattan, NY in 1997. Both Octavia and Danielle are posing leaning on a circular table in the foreground of the image. Each one leans with one hip and one hand on the table and the other hand on their hips. Octavia is on the left side of the image, wearing a black strapless bustier with ruffle details along the bustline and a sheer black button front shirt, unbuttoned and tied around her waist. Danielle, on the right, wears a dark-colored halter dress and a long strand of pearls triple-wrapped around her neck. Both Octavia and Danielle face a man, the ball's judge Tony Revlon, seated on the other side of the table. A small statuette trophy is sitting on the table. A large crowd of spectators are visible sitting and standing at a line of rectangular tables in the background. 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: 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: 2019.71.16
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 15/16 × 19 in. (32.9 × 48.3 cm)