Andre Benjamin

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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 color photograph of Andre Benjamin, by Platon. Benjamin is depicted from the shoulders up. He is shown in profile, bust pose, facing the left edge of the photograph. His head is turned and he is looking sideways at the viewer over his proper left shoulder, with a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a dark gray suit jacket, white dress shirt with rounded collar points, blue bow tie, and a matching blue beret. He has a small mustache, goatee, and chin beard. He is centered inside a white halo effect with a light to dark blue gradient background along 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 ?

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