Michelle 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 color photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama, by Platon. The close-up of Obama depicts her from the neck up. She is facing the viewer and has a slight smile on her face. Her shoulder length hair is arranged in a bob with a proper left part and side swept bangs. The sides of her face, her neck, and the proper left side of her forehead are heavily covered in shadows. The background of the photograph is black. 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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