<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 black-and-white photograph of Serena Williams, by Platon. The photograph depicts Williams behind an upright, flat wooden surface. Her proper right arm drapes diagonally in front of her over the wooden surface. Her proper left elbow is propped on the top edge of the surface and her cheek rests against the side of her forearm. Her long, straight hair is parted on the proper left side and she wears a serious expression on her face. She is wearing a black tank top with and a silver chain necklace. She also has two rings on her proper right ring finger. The wooden surface appears to be constructed from thick horizontal slabs of bleached wood. 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: 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: 2021.33.60
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): 20 15/16 × 20 in. (53.2 × 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)