Chromogenic print of Pimp C in jail: Museum Object and Cultural History
Chromogenic print 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 shirt and sunglasses. His hands are folded in front of him in a prayer-like gesture and his head is tilted towards the proper right side. His is sitting in a dark room. The photograph is taken from outside the room. There is a window with three sections covered in mesh. The window pane is off white. Pimp C can be seen through the middle portion of the window.
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 3/4 × 10 9/16 in. (34.9 × 26.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Prayer
- Topic: Prisons
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.416
- 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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