Photograph by
Beverly, Julia, American, born 1981
Subject of
Lil Jon, American, born 1971
Unidentified Woman or Women
Pitbull, American, born 1981
Date
February 19, 2005; printed later
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.8 cm)
Description
A color photograph of the rapper, Lil Jon, standing between two female video models on the set of Pitbull's "Toma" video shoot at Opium Garden, in South Beach, Florida. Lil Jon is wearing a white tee-shirt with a screen-printed green and gold graphic and bedazzled chalice, sunglasses and jeans. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The woman on the left is wearing a red bikini. The woman on the right is wearing a light blue halter top and light-colored shorts. A crowd of people are visible behind them. On the verso is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Latin hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.145
Restrictions & Rights
© Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4d93bdc-0aeb-490c-a432-cda3eb7558b6

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