Object Details
- Photograph by
- Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of
- Brenda Milan, American
- Black Trans Advocacy, American, founded 2012
- Black Trans International Pageantry System, American, founded 2012
- Printed by
- Light Work, American, founded 1973
- Description
- A color photographic print portrait of the 2017 Winner of the BTIPS NY (Black Trans International Pageantry System of New York) Miss Black Trans New York, Brenda Milan, taken at the Ebony Ball in Manhattan in February 2017.
- Milan is pictured from the hips up, standing against a dark grey background. She wears a long sleeve, black dress and his posing with her proper right hand on her hip. She is facing forward and looking to her right. Across her chest is a white sash reading [BTIPS NY MISS BLACK TRANS NEW YORK] in black text. Upon her head is a tall rhinestone tiara in an intricate design. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- February 18, 2017
- Object number
- 2019.71.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gerard Gaskin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm)
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Legendary Portraits
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Communities
- Dance
- Fashion
- Gender
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Music
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Sexuality
- Urban life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2019.71.33
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569c67737-588a-4b75-9037-b7a6561d27e5
