This is one of the most prolific pictures I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. It encapsulates Black life in Chicago circa 1940's. The name of the picture is "Sunday's Best" but the photographer is unknown. These five young men exude style, swagger and the precociousness of childhood. The young man in the middle is the balancing point of the photograph that separates the left side of young men from the right side. He also seems to be the oldest and the tallest and his stature is what attracts your eye to the photograph. He is the center piece of the photograph and rightfully so.
The young men on the right look like they are brothers, maybe even twins. The first young man looks bored or exhausted from whatever may have went on before the picture was taken, probably church (we all know how Black people are in church for twenty hours on Sunday). The second young man on the right looks disinterested with what is going on including the taking of this picture.
The first young man on the left has so much attitude and I love his knickerbockers! The second young man on the left has on such a stylish suit complete with a handkerchief and his glasses makes him look distinguished beyond his years. All five of these young men contribute some element of beauty to this photograph. Last but not least, I wonder whose car they were sitting on!
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