Chromogenic print of Method Man in Greenwich Village: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Method Man playing a guitar in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Method Man is pictured in the center of the image, sitting on a white wrought iron bench next to the stoop of a brownstone. He wears a black stocking cap under a black hoodie with a black leather jacket, black pants, and black shoes. He holds a guitar on his lap, his proper right hand holds a pick against the strings and his proper right hand holds the neck. His body faces the camera, but his face is turned to the right, towards the neck of the guitar. The guitar has no sound hole and the bottom half appears to be covered in tan duct tape. There is a white and blue sticker near bottom center that reads [ego trip]. The wall to the left of Method Man and behind the bench is covered in ivy. There are two iron railings on the brownstone steps behind him and a man is in the background, walking past the steps. The photographer's signature is in silver at the bottom left [Ricky Powell].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1997
• Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
• Subject of: Method Man, American, born 1971
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 3/8 × 10 15/16 in. (36.5 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (34.3 × 23 cm)
• Place captured: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.358
• 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.