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Photograph by:
Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014  Search this
Subject of:
Tommy Jimenez, American  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1982
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Tommy Jimenez standing in front of a graffitied brick and concrete wall in Chicago. Pictured from the knees up, Jimenez is wearing dark colored bottoms, a white tank top and headphones around his neck. He is posed standing straight with his arms by his side. Behind him, the wall is graffitied with “LATIN EAGLES HOOD! ‘NAG’.” Jimenez, at the time the photo was taken, was president of the Latin Eagles, a predominantly Puerto Rican gang founding in Chicago, IL around 1964. In the far distance is the entrance to an alley way with the following graffitied upside [P.R.S.].
There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back of the print is inscribed with the subject’s information, the photographer’s signature and stamp, and an label for the Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Communities  Search this
Photography  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
2021.53.14
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Frank Espada
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:
The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ecd01f6-92bb-45d7-97b7-1989b9d25228
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.53.14