Chromogenic print of Mike Jones standing among his cars: Museum Object and Cultural History
Chromogenic print of Mike Jones standing among his cars: Date: 2005. Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Mike Jones, American, born 1981.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of the rapper Mike Jones posing with his cars in downtown Houston, Texas.
Jones is pictured in the center of the image, standing on a rooftop and looking directly at the camera. He is surrounded by several vehicles and skyscrapers and rooftops are visible behind him. Jones wears a long sleeve black shirt, black pants, black shoes with red laces and black jersey reading [HOUSTON] in white letters diagonally down the front. He also wears necklaces with three diamond encrusted shamrock medallions. He is leaning forward, holding the jersey out for the camera. On the verso, a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject, location, date and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2005
- Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
- Subject of: Mike Jones, American, born 1981
- 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): 14 × 10 9/16 in. (35.6 × 26.8 cm)
- Place captured: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Transportation
- Topic: Urban life
- Object number: 2015.132.414
- 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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