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Trevor Noah

2017; 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 color photograph of Trevor Noah, by Platon. The close-up of Noah depicts him from the neck up. He is facing the viewer and has a serious expression on his face. His upper lip and jawline are covered in light bristly stubble, and he is wearing a blue blazer. The background of the photograph is a white halo effect around Noah with a blue to black gradient around the edges. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.

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Catalog reference: 2021.33.40

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