Color photograph of Carl Lewis and Nelson Mandela
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1997
name: label: Photograph by
content: Wessel Oosthuiza, South African
label: Subject of
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
label: Owned by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Carl Lewis shaking hands with Nelson Mandela. The two men are pictured from the hips up, standing facing the camera, with Mandela turned just slightly to his proper left. Their proper right hands are clasped at center and both are smiling broadly. Lewis wears a dark suit, blue shirt, and red patterned tie. Mandela wears a blue and gold floral patterned shirt. On the verso is handwritten text reading [PIC B: WESSEL OOSTHUIZA (?)/Box 91107/Auchland (?) (illegible) 2006/RSA]
place: label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
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 Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.154.25
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: chromogenic development prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Wessel Oosthuiza
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 15/16 in. (21.6 x 15.1 cm)