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Spike Lee

2008; printed 2019

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A black-and-white photograph of Spike Lee, by Platon. Spike Lee is depicted sitting on a wooden stand. He is facing the viewer with his proper left knee drawn up and with his foot resting on a raised wooden box in front of him. His proper left arm drapes over his proper left knee and his fingers are dangling loosely in front of him. The wooden box has black stenciled text on the top that reads [INDUS[TR?]]. His proper right leg is bent at the knee and leaning towards the left edge of the photograph. His proper right elbow is propped on his proper right thigh and his hand is held loosely in front of him. He is wearing dark tone tracksuit pants, white, high top Air Jordan sneakers, and a black, short sleeve T-shirt with white text printed on the front that reads, [OBAMA / IS THE NEW / BLACK].

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.33.38

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