LJ and His Fort

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A silver gelatin print by Rashod Taylor depicting a young boy, his son LJ, who has built a play fort by draping textiles, including a white sheet and an American flag, over furniture items. The boy is lying on the carpeted floor, with his head, arms, and shoulders visble and the rest of his body concealed by the fort fabric. He is facing the camera, resting his head on his outstretched proper right arm. His left arm is bent in front of his chest. A throw pillow is on the floor behind him and other furniture items are visible in the background There is a white border around the image and the back of the photograph is white with a handwritten inscription at the bottom left which reads [LJ and His Fort, 2020 6/10] along with the photographer's signature [Rashod Taylor].

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