dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 1/2 × 4 13/16 in. (8.9 × 12.2 cm)
Type:
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Place depicted:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1979-1983
Description:
A color photograph of Smokey Robinson posing with Casey Grant and fellow Delta Air Lines flight attendants, Debbie Phillips, Sharon Hirtzer, and Ellen Lucas.
The group is depicted standing close together and smiling at the camera. Robinson is pictured at center, wearing a white cardigan over a burgundy shirt. The flight attendants gather around him, all wearing uniform ensembles from Delta's "Golden Anniversary" line. At far left, the flight attendant wears a white shirt and a brown serving smock with all-over white Delta "widget" logo print; next is a flight attendant in a pink shirt with all-over white Delta "widget" logo print. Grant is at bottom middle wearing a pink turtleneck top with a brown vest. At far right is the fourth flight attendant, wears a brown serving smock with all-over white Delta "widget" logo print and white shirt. Behind the group is a textured burgundy wall. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
Object number:
2018.50.24.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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