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Samuel L. Jackson

2002; printed 2019

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

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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 black-and-white photograph of Samuel L. Jackson, by Platon. Jackson is depicted from the chest up, standing in profile, with his body facing the right edge of the photograph. His head turned and he is looking over his proper right shoulder towards the viewer. He is wearing a black coat. The collar is turned up and he is holding up the collar point with his proper left index finger. The raised collar covers the bottom half of his face. There is a single large button visible on the shoulder of his coat, under his collar. He is also wearing a black, ribbed, knit cap. The background of the photograph is a white halo effect around Jackson with a gray to black gradient around the edges. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner.

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Catalog reference: 2021.33.35

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