Object Details
- Photograph by
- Lola Flash, American, born 1959
- Subject of
- Lola Flash, American, born 1959
- Description
- An inkjet print self-portrait of the photographer, Lola Flash. Flash is depicted from the hips up, standing against a plain white studio background. They wear a black tuxedo jacket over a black t-shirt with a NYC subway map graphic. They are looking directly at the camera and gripping a black bulb-shaped shutter release in their proper right hand. Their proper left hand is tucked into their hip pocket. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
- 2008
- Object number
- 2021.57.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lola Flash
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 21 7/8 × 17 5/8 in. (55.6 × 44.7 cm)
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- surmise series
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Black geographies
- Gender
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2021.57.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5150472b3-71ff-4b1f-9c23-a2e7e3e3c1b2
