<I>Serena Williams</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2015; printed 2019
name: label: Photograph by
content: Platon, British, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Serena Jameka Williams, American, born 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Serena Williams, by Platon. The close-up of Williams depicts her from the shoulders up with her neck and shoulders heavily shadowed. She is looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression on her face. Her long, straight hair is parted on the proper left side and she is wearing pale lipstick. The background of the photograph is a white halo effect over the top of Williams’ head with a blue to black gradient around the edges. 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
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Tennis
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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: 2021.33.59
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): 19 3/4 × 14 7/16 in. (50.2 × 36.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)