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Slappy White & Redd Foxx, c. 1970s

Object Details

Description
This black and white photograph depicts Slappy White and Redd Fox. Both men are seated next to each other, Slappy White wearing a white shirt with dark dots, over a white tee-shirt, and a small necklace and pendant. Redd Foxx wears a dark button up shirt under a light colored jacket and light colored pants. He has a large round medallion on a chain around his neck. He has a cap on his lap and a small glass in his right hand. In the background is a piece of furniture with a large lamp on it. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#27."
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
Subject of
Slappy White, American, 1921 - 1995
Redd Foxx, American, 1922 - 1991
Date
ca. 1975
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.3 × 19 cm)
H x W (sheet): 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25 × 20.2 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
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