Photograph by
Pereira, Al, American, born 1963
Subject of
Snoop Dogg, American, born 1971
Date
July 13, 1999
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.132.314.1 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.1 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.2 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.2 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.3 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.3 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.4 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.4 Image): 13 × 9 1/2 in. (33 × 24.1 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.5 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (2015.132.314.5 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Snoop Dogg.
All five images are the same. The lighting is a bit dark in some than in others. Snoop Dogg is facing the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a jacket and a black and white baseball cap with a words embroidered in black across the front. It reads [Long B-]. It is possible that it says "Long Beach", but some of the letters cannot be seen. HE has a beard and mustache and his hair is in braids. His hands are folded in front of his face and he has a ring on his proper right hand. There is a tiled wall in the background. The image cuts off above his chest.
2015.132.314.1has a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. The white border is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. It is signed in black ink vertically up the proper bottom left side next to the image. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears at the top and on the sides from where tape used to be. There is an inscription on the top, handwritten by Bill Adler in two different inks.
2015.132.314.2 has a thin black border around the image with a white border on the outside. The white border is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. The back of the photograph is white. 2015.132.314.3 has a thin black border around the image with a white border on the outside. The white border is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. The back of the photograph is white. There is an inscription at the top, handwritten by Bill Adler in two different inks.
2015.132.314.4 has a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. The back of the photograph is white. There is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler in two different inks. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite. 2015.132.314.5 has a thin black border around the image with a white border on the outside. The white border is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. The back of the photograph is white.
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver 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
2015.132.314.1-.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Al Pereira
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b74e7eb-789e-4c6a-9917-9bbe5bcf8735

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