<I>Untitled (Jimmy Abu on the beach. Riis beach)</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1963; printed 2016
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Jimmy Abu, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Jimmy Abu at Riis beach. The photograph depicts Abu at the front center of the foreground squatting on the crowded beach of Jacob Riis Park, with his back to the viewer. His elbows are resting on the top of his thighs, his heels are raised, and he is looking into the distance towards the left side of the photograph. He is wearing medium tone swim shorts, a leather flat cap, and a long sleeve, medium toned letter jacket with black trim at the collar, waist, and cuffs. The sleeves of the jacket are pushed above his elbows. Stitched on the back of the jacket is a black patch in the shape of the continent of Africa. At the top center of the patch is a white outline of a traditional mask with hair draping on either side of the face. Appliquéd black text above and to each side of the Africa patch reads [AFRICAN / MOJABI SOC(---?)]. Directly in front of Abu is a beach blanket where a person on the left appears to be sleeping with a towel wrapped over their head. Also on the blanket is a cooler and a plaid bag with short, black handles. On the right, another man is seated on the edge of the blanket, with his knees drawn up, and his arms wrapped around his shins. The seated man is wearing white swim shorts with a racer stripe down the side and a pair of tortoise shell sunglasses. In the background are other beachgoers seated on beach blankets, some using beach umbrellas. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Black is Beautiful
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
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: 2021.26.6
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)