Photograph by
Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
Subject of
Shakur, Tupac Amaru, American, 1971 - 1996
Date
1995; printed 2003
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 13 9/16 × 9 3/16 in. (34.4 × 23.4 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Tupac Shakur in Harlem, 1995. Shakur, dressed in white and red, is raising his shirt to expose a [THUG LIFE] tattoo on his torso. He holds a cigar in his proper left hand and a bottle wrapped in a paper bag in his proper right. He wears a large cross medallion on his chest and a red and white bandanna tied around his head. The image is signed and dated by Michael Benabib on the front. An inscription on the back by Bill Adler identifies the subject, photographer, date and location.
Place captured
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
digital prints
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.132
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Benabib
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57379d476-17d4-423f-b2ce-83aebeea9976

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