Photograph by
Beverly, Julia, American, born 1981
Subject of
Slim Thug, American, born 1980
Paul Wall, American, born 1981
Date
February 16, 2005
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 × 13 7/16 in. (22.8 × 34.2 cm)
Description
A color photograph of the rappers, Slim Thug and Paul Wall, after a performance at the V Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Slim Thug, pictured left, is wearing a white tee-shirt with a rectangular-shaped color graphic on the front of overlaid sneakers. Paul Wall, pictured right, is wearing a gray short-sleeve tee-shirt over a white, long-sleeve tee-shirt with the text [“STUNNA!”] written in across the top, above a black, green and gold graphic. He is holding his proper left hand with his index and pinky fingers extended. Both rappers pose holding up the necklaces they wear to show off the pendants. Slim Thug wears a necklace with a large diamond-encrusted padlock pendant and Paul Wall wears a necklace with a large circular white, blue and yellow diamond-encrusted pendant with [PAUL WALL]. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.
Place captured
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Language
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.150
Restrictions & Rights
© Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e5ddbb1-c831-4760-9ebc-3c289d4363c0

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