Evisu Ball, Harlem, NY, 2006

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photographic print portrait of an unidentified individual at the 2006 Evisu Ball in Harlem. The subject is pictured in the center of the image, standing in front of a painted wall and sports a shaved head, pink glasses with black polka dots, and white and pink face paint. They wear a black sequined scarf with a short sleeved black zip-up hoodie and a wide gold belt with buckle at the waist. The subject looks straight ahead at the camera. The painting on the background wall depicts a figure seated in a wooden chair, wearing white and yellow garments and strands of red and yellow necklaces. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Catalog date

2006

Recorded places

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Communities; Dance; Fashion; Gender; Identity; LGBTQ; Music

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