- Photograph by
- Thompson, Jack, American
- Subject of
- Pimp C, American, 1973 - 2007
- Date
- 2005
- 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 3/4 × 10 9/16 in. (34.9 × 26.8 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Pimp C in jail.
- Pimp C is wearing a white shirt and sunglasses. His hands are folded in front of him in a prayer-like gesture and his head is tilted towards the proper right side. His is sitting in a dark room. The photograph is taken from outside the room. There is a window with three sections covered in mesh. The window pane is off white. Pimp C can be seen through the middle portion of the window.
- On the verso is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler.
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Prayer
- Prisons
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.416
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jack Thompson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




