Photograph by
Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
Subject of
Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
Date
2000
Medium
ink on paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
Dimensions
H x W: 26 1/16 × 30 1/16 × 3/16 in. (66.2 × 76.3 × 0.5 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Queen Latifah and associates.
Queen Latifah is standing in the center of the image. She is wearing a white button down shirt, a black suit jacket, black pants, and black heels. She has shoulder length hair. Her arms are down by her sides and her feet are spread apart. She is standing on a decorative rug and there is a table around her that is almost a full circle. There is an opening in the front. There is a light fixture hanging down from the ceiling and there are tall windows covered in blinds in the background. She is surrounded by twenty-four (24) male and female associates, standing and sitting around the outside of the table. The mean are wearing white shirts, suits, and ties, and the women are wearing white shirts, suit jackets, skirts, tights, and black shoes. The women in the front are sitting with one leg crossed over the other.
There is not border around the image. The back of the photograph is white. There are small tears, rip, and creases in several areas. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom right side, handwritten in black ink. There is another inscription by another hand handwritten vertically up the bottom right side in blue ink.
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Actors
Business
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.109
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Benabib
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c92ee96-ba7d-4757-b062-fe04fc931b51

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