- 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.




