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Michael Jackson - musician

1980

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 is a black and white photograph of Michael Jackson. He is pictured to the left side of the image seated on a stool. He wears a metallic jacket with patches on the proper right shoulder and upper arm as well as on the proper left upper arm. He sits with his legs resting on the rungs of the stool. His hands are posed in front of him, resting on the edge of the stool. He looks directly at the camera. In the background to the right side of the image is Jackson's shadow with the legs of the stool visible. The image is bordered in a narrow black line from the original negative frame. The image is situated on a white background. Below the image in the bottom portion of the sheet is hand-written text in black ink with the title, date, and artist's signature.

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Catalog reference: 2014.152.4

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