Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade

Object Details

Photograph by

Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Description

A color photographic slide depicting several individuals standing at a New York Gay Pride Parade. At the top left corner is a bunch of red helium balloons. An American flag is at the center of the image, next to black speaker boxes, with multi-colored helium balloons above. A man wearing sunglasses, silver earrings and a black tank top stands in the center foreground of the picture. He is looking to his right with his lips slightly parted. In front of him is another man facing the flag; he sports a blue t-shirt with his black hair is combed back. The slide film is housed in a light gray encasement with four black rivets securing it (one on each side of the encasement).

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons

1980s

Object number

TA2019.38.1.1.1.12

Restrictions & Rights

© Ron Simmons

Type

color slides

Medium

reversal film and plastic

Dimensions

H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Place depicted

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

The Ron Simmons Photography Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Archival Collections

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Identity

LGBTQ

Sexuality

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Record ID

nmaahc_TA2019.38.1.1.1.12

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd577b6d31b-9b8d-45df-ba34-7b49a03e8fe4