<I>U.S. Army Soldier Show</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2008; printed 2019
name: label: Photograph by
content: Platon, British, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of soldiers performing at a United States Army show, by Platon. The photograph depicts seven soldiers performing on stage. These soldiers appear to be standing at attention with their arms at their sides and looking straight ahead of them. The photograph was taken from the perspective of stage level, looking upwards towards the soldiers. The soldiers are standing in three rows with two soldiers in the foreground, three in the middle row, and two in the background. The male and female soldiers in the left and right foreground are depicted wearing matching camouflage fatigues and body armor, as are the soldiers in the background. The set behind the soldiers in includes three steps leading up to a rectangular shaped decorative panel. Shining on the soldiers from the ceiling above them are several stage lights, but the rest of the ceiling is mostly in shadow. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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 Platon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.33.65
objectType: label: Type
content: pigment prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Platon
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 14 3/8 × 21 1/2 in. (36.5 × 54.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)