Photograph by
Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
Subject of
Brown, Bobby, American, born 1969
Houston, Whitney, American, 1963 - 2012
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1993
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 13 1/16 in. (25.3 × 33.1 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Bobby Brown.
He is sitting in the back seat of a car. He is wearing a camouflage jacket, pants, and hat. He is wearing glasses and has a ring on his proper left hand. He has a mustache. His hands are folded in front of him and his arms are resting on his knees. There is a woman on his proper right side. She has long dark hair and is wearing a blue and silver top. The woman on his proper left has short brown hair. She is wearing a purple, yellow, black, and red outfit and multicolored jeweled sunglasses.
There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom, There is a small, yellowing tear at the top from where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are tears along the top and on the sides from where pieces of tape used to be. There is an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically up the right side in blue ink.
Place captured
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Actors
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.74
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Benabib
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0900d1f-ace0-4a6e-8358-04ab6360e438

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