Untitled (Jimmy Abu on the beach. Riis beach)

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A black-and-white photograph of Jimmy Abu at Riis beach. The photograph depicts Abu at the front center of the foreground squatting on the crowded beach of Jacob Riis Park, with his back to the viewer. His elbows are resting on the top of his thighs, his heels are raised, and he is looking into the distance towards the left side of the photograph. He is wearing medium tone swim shorts, a leather flat cap, and a long sleeve, medium toned letter jacket with black trim at the collar, waist, and cuffs. The sleeves of the jacket are pushed above his elbows. Stitched on the back of the jacket is a black patch in the shape of the continent of Africa. At the top center of the patch is a white outline of a traditional mask with hair draping on either side of the face.

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