Barack Obama

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

A black-and-white photograph of President Barack Obama, by Platon. The close-up of Obama shows him from the top of the shoulders up. He is facing the viewer and has a slight smile on his face. His chin is slightly turned towards his proper left shoulder. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, over a white dress shirt, with a light tone tie. 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.

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