Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
A Man in a Bowler Hat
1976; printed 2005
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This image depicts a man in a formal black coat, black bowler hat, and white bowtie standing in front of a worn brick building. His right elbow is casually draped over a metal railing next to him. He is gazing directly at the camera, head cocked slightly to the right. Behind him is a scuffed metal railing and a window with white curtains.
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Catalog reference: 2013.197.3
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