Chromogenic print of Blood Raw, Macedonia Garden Apartments: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Blood Raw at Macedonia Garden Apartments.

Blood Raw is pictured standing outside next to a brick wall with a sign for Macedonia Garden Apartments. He is wearing a black baseball cap with a grey Oakland Raiders logo on it, a black sweatshirt that reads [GUNSHINE STATE] with a grey gun and the shape of Florida on it, and black pants. There is a white shirt under the sweatshirt and he has bracelets, a ring, and a watch. His right hand is pointing and his left arm is down by his side. He has a goatee, thin sideburns, and tiny braids in his hair. The image was taken outdoors at night. Trees and the lights of a building are visible across the street in the background of the image.

On the back, a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject, date, location and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 2005
• Photograph by: Gregory L Davenport Jr., American, born 1977
• Subject of: Blood Raw, American, born 1975
• Subject of: Oakland Raiders, American, founded 1960
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
• Place captured: Panama City, Bay County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.213
• 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: © Gregory L. Davenport Jr. Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.