<I>Will Smith</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2006; printed 2019
name: label: Photograph by
content: Platon, British, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Will Smith, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Will Smith, by Platon. Smith is depicted from the top of the legs up in a seated pose. His body is partially turned towards the right edge of the photograph and his legs are crossed. His chin is lifted, his eyes are closed, and he has a serious expression on his face. His proper right elbow is resting on top of his proper right thigh and he is resting his chin and mouth on the thumb side of his closed fist. His proper left arm is held akimbo his side. He is wearing a black pinstripe best over a white dress shirt with thin, dark stripes. The background of the photograph is bright white. 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: Actors
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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: 2021.33.74
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): 21 × 20 in. (53.4 × 50.8 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)