Chromogenic print of a close-up of Pimp C in jail: Museum Object and Cultural History
Chromogenic print of a close-up of Pimp C in jail: Date: 2005. Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Pimp C, American, 1973 - 2007.
The object in the museum catalogue
Pimp C is wearing a white t-shirt, a necklace with a crucifix, sunglasses, and a watch on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee. His is leaning over on a ledge. His right forearm and his left elbow are on the ledge. His left hand is in a fist and it is resting against his mouth. His head is tilted slightly towards the proper left side. He is behind a glass window with white crisscrossed diagonal lines painted on it.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2005
- Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
- Subject of: Pimp C, American, 1973 - 2007
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Prisons
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.417
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Jack Thompson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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