Mike Tyson

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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 Mike Tyson’s fist, by Platon. Tyson’s proper right fist is held upright in a Black power fist gesture. His fist, wrist, and the cuff of his shirt are visible. The hand is held palm out with his fingers curled into a fist. His thumb is curled over the middle phalanx of his index finger. He is wearing a light tone dress shirt with two pearl buttons at the cuff. The background of the photograph is bright white. 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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