Object Details
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Will Smith, by Platon. Smith is depicted from the top of the legs up in a seated pose. His body is partially turned towards the right edge of the photograph and his legs are crossed. His chin is lifted, his eyes are closed, and he has a serious expression on his face. His proper right elbow is resting on top of his proper right thigh and he is resting his chin and mouth on the thumb side of his closed fist. His proper left arm is held akimbo his side. He is wearing a black pinstripe best over a white dress shirt with thin, dark stripes. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- Will Smith, American, born 1968
- Date
- 2006; printed 2019
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 21 × 20 in. (53.4 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Type
- pigment prints
- portraits
