Museum object · Props and Set Design
Photograph from the set of Scandal
2014
Los Angeles, California, 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.
Photograph from the set of Scandal. The photograph depicts Kerry Washington as the character Olivia Pope. She has unbrushed, curly hair and is wearing a black sweater. She is standing in front of a metal gate. Washington has a sad and scared look on her face. She is holding a newspaper in her hands, in front of her body. The newspaper is titled “Clarion International”. There is a headline which reads [U.N. Urges Compromise in Nuclear Tal?]. The headline is cut off by Washington’s proper left hand. There is a photograph in the center of the paper. There are several columns of text surrounding the photograph. There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the top and the bottom than it is on the two sides. There is red handwriting at the top which reads [Hero Paper Changed]. The back of the photograph is blank.
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Catalog reference: 2019.90.16.2.3
