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Dr. John H Clarke

Object Details

Description
This is a black and white photograph of Dr. John H. Clarke seated in front of a gray background. Clarke is in three-quarter view with his proper left side facing the viewer. His proper left leg is slightly raised with his proper left lower arm resting on his knee. He wears a dark pin-striped suit, white shirt, and paisley patterned tie. On his proper left wrist is a watch. Clarke looks at the camera. Below the image under the lower left corner is the title and date [Dr. John H. Clarke - NY, NY Aug 14, 1974]. Below the image under the lower right corner is the artist's signature [A. Barboza]. The image is bordered in a narrow gray line on a white sheet. On the back in a repeating pattern is the paper manufacturer name [EPSON / Epson / Professional Paper]. There is also black handwritten text on the verso of the print.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
Subject of
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998
Date
August 1974; printed later
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 24 × 17 9/16 in. (61 × 44.6 cm)
H x W (image): 15 3/16 × 15 in. (38.6 × 38.1 cm)
Type
portraits
digital prints
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