Forest Whitaker

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Forest Whitaker, by Platon. Whitaker is depicted seated in a four-legged wooden stool. He is leaning back and towards the left edge of the photograph. His proper right foot is planted next to the front leg of the stool with his leg and knee turned outwards towards the left edge of the photograph. His proper right hand is resting on top of his proper right knee. His proper left leg is stretched out diagonally towards the right edge of the photograph and his proper left hand rests on top of his thigh. The photograph was taken from below with his proper left foot in the foreground. Whitaker has a serious expression on his face, and he is looking downwards towards the viewer.

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