Cypress Hill, L.A., 1996: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Cypress Hill outdoors in Los Angeles, California.

From left to right is DJ Muggs, Sen Dog, and B-Real. Sen Dog stands slightly back from the other two and the image is taken from a low angle to capture a blue sky and the tops of palm trees behind them. All three wear blue jeans, black hats and black shoes. Muggs wears a black Adidas hoodie, Sen Dog wears a white t-shirt reading [Not Guilty] and B-Real wears a black t-shirt with [HOOD RAT]. The verso has an inscription on the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler, with the subject, location, date and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1996
• Photograph by: Brian Cross, Irish
• Subject of: Cypress Hill, American, founded 1988
• Subject of: DJ Muggs, American, born 1968
• Subject of: Sen Dog, Cuban American, born 1965
• Subject of: B-Real, American, born 1970
• Type: color photographs
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (29.9 × 24.6 cm)
• Place captured: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Latin hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.210
• 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: © Brian Cross Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.