Photograph by:

Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Printed by:

Sunshine Color Lab, American  Search this

Medium:

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 1/8 × 13 11/16 in. (23.2 × 34.8 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

Type:

chromogenic color prints

portraits

digital prints

Place depicted:

Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980; printed 2010

Description:

This color photograph shows young boys opening a fire hydrant on a summer day in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. One boy opens the hydrant, while the other five stand to the side on the sidewalk. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Communities  Search this

Identity  Search this

Photography  Search this

Play  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz

Object number:

2014.84.13

Restrictions & Rights:

© Jamel Shabazz

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

"Back in the Days"

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cb69b05-3dd6-4d10-8bf6-58dbefe64158

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.84.13