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Magic, 1991, L.A.

Object Details

Description
Digital image of Magic Johnson wearing a purple Los Angeles Lakers uniform. Magic is featured at center mid-jump. His proper right hand holds a basketball and his head is turned towards the right of the image. The edges of the image have information about the photograph negative. The text, in yellow reads: [RVP 10 / RVP] on the left side edge and [FUJI RVP / RVP 546] on the right side edge.The digital image is a scan of a medium format transparency roll film, FUJICHROME Velvia for Professionals.
35.626 MB
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Walter Iooss Jr., American, born 1943
Subject of
Magic Johnson, American, born 1959
Los Angeles Lakers, American, founded 1947
Date
1991
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4629 pixels × 3787 pixels
File size: 34.79 MB
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog

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