- Photograph by
- Beverly, Julia, American, born 1981
- Subject of
- Banner, David, American, born 1974
- Date
- March 26, 2003; printed later
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 1/16 × 13 7/16 in. (23 × 34.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of the rapper, David Banner, posing in front of a “Mississippi Welcomes You” sign on Interstate-20 in Mississippi. Banner is wearing a white cut-off tee-shirt with the text [Mississippi / State] printed on the front, jeans with black and gold patches sewn on the front, and a headband with partially obscured text that reads [MISSISSIPPI] on the front, though only some of the letters can be seen. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.
- Place captured
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.139
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




