<I>Gerald, Prada Ball, Manhattan, NY, 1999</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1999
name: label: Photograph by
content: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: Gerald Dupree LaBeija, American
label: Printed by
content: Light Work, American, founded 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photographic print portrait of Gerald LaBeija captured at the Prada Ball in Manhattan in 1999. Gerald is pictured in profile from the shoulders up, facing towards the right side of the image. He wears a tiny hat perched on the proper right side of his head, with a long feather sticking up from the brim. He wears a dark-colored satin-like garment with a mandarin-style collar secured with a bejeweled button. 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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2019.71.29
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
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) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 11/16 in. (48.3 × 32.2 cm)