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Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Blackface)

Date

1995

People

Artist: David Levinthal, American born 1949

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, P1996.102

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Blackface)

People

Artist: David Levinthal, American born 1949

Date

1995

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, P1996.102

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-05

Art 97
Painting 97
Face 90.4
Head 90.4
Person 85.1
Blackboard 57.6

Clarifai
created on 2018-05-11

retro 92.3
no person 92.2
symbol 91.1
desktop 90.9
illustration 90.7
design 88.4
vintage 87.7
business 85.2
signalise 83.9
image 83.8
vector 83.6
technology 82.5
old 82.2
modern 80.9
sign 80.5
bill 80.4
banner 80.1
danger 78.8
graphic 78.7
label 77.1

Imagga
created on 2023-10-05

mask 35.4
covering 26.5
disguise 23.7
art 21.8
black 18.8
cartoon 18.7
face 17.1
disk jockey 16.2
man 16.1
cereal 16
design 16
person 14.1
male 13.5
clothing 13.4
attire 13.2
breakfast food 13.1
broadcaster 12.9
head 12.6
comic book 12.2
fashion 12.1
celebration 12
holiday 11.5
lady 11.4
pinball machine 11.3
party 11.2
smile 10.7
scary 10.6
human 10.5
drawing 10.3
grunge 10.2
graphic 10.2
card 10.2
pop 10.1
dark 10
portrait 9.7
communicator 9.7
game equipment 9.5
symbol 9.4
clip art 9.3
silhouette 9.1
fun 9
people 8.9
sexy 8.8
horror 8.7
hair 8.7
expression 8.5
food 8.4
traditional 8.3
decoration 8.3
danger 8.2
happy 8.1
amulet 8.1
night 8
cute 7.9
skull 7.8
skeleton 7.8
eyes 7.7
laptop 7.7
close 7.4
pose 7.2

Google
created on 2018-05-11

font 58.8
clown 58.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 85.1%

Categories

Imagga

food drinks 99.9%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2018-05-11

a close up of a sign 85.2%
a black sign with white letters 59%
a black sign with white text 58.9%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-05

a photograph of a picture of a clown mask with a hat on -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-05

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a close-up, striking photograph of a blackface caricature. The face dominates the frame, set against a deep black background, giving it a bold and almost unsettling appearance. The photo is presented on a white border, which is also slightly yellowed.

Specific Features:

  • Subject: The focal point is the face of a blackface figure. The face is painted in dark, almost black skin. It has exaggerated features, including large, expressive white eyes with black pupils, a large, red mouth that's wide open in a grinning expression, and white teeth. It also has a yellow hat.
  • Composition: The face is centered, allowing the viewer to focus solely on the features. The dark background enhances the contrast, making the colors of the face stand out.
  • Details: The image is glossy, and the light source appears to be shining on the surface of the face and hat, giving it a reflective quality.
  • Additional features: In the bottom right corner, there appears to be a signature "David LaChapelle 1995 5/15". At the bottom of the image there is also information such as "LEVINTHAL David", "Untitled (Blackface) 1995".

Context and Interpretation:

Given the context, this is likely a photograph that explores themes related to race, representation, and caricature. The use of blackface imagery is highly controversial and has a complex history associated with racism and cultural appropriation. The artist's intention is not explicitly evident, but the image is powerful and likely aims to provoke a reaction from the viewer.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-05

The image is a close-up photograph of a "Golliwog" face. The face is black with exaggerated features including large, wide eyes, a bright red mouth pulled into a wide smile revealing white teeth, and a yellow hat with a white knob on top. The background is black, adding to the focus on the face. The image appears to be a photograph of a physical object, possibly a toy or a figurine. The lighting creates highlights and shadows, giving the face a glossy, somewhat unsettling appearance. There are markings on the bottom right corner of the image.

Text analysis

Amazon

1995
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And use 1995 TIT
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David
LEVIN THAL David
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TIT
LEVIN THAL