Chromogenic print of DMC onstage with Tupac watching: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of DMC performing on stage with Tupac in the audience watching him.

DMC is on stage wearing a black t-shirt with a white Adidas logo, black pants, white Adidas sneakers with black stripes, and a gold cross necklace. He is standing sideways and is looking out at the audience. He is holding a microphone in his proper right hand and is pointing down at the stage with both hands. Tupac is in the front row and is wearing a red shirt and backwards baseball cap. There is a large crowd and there are speakers in front of the stage.

On the back of the print is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer and subject.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (26.7 × 33.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.275
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.