Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Self-portrait
2008
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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.
An inkjet print self-portrait of the photographer, Lola Flash. Flash is depicted from the hips up, standing against a plain white studio background. They wear a black tuxedo jacket over a black t-shirt with a NYC subway map graphic. They are looking directly at the camera and gripping a black bulb-shaped shutter release in their proper right hand. Their proper left hand is tucked into their hip pocket. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2021.57.2
