Photograph of Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot: Date: 2003. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: Outkast, American, founded 1992.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of the hip hop duo Outkast. André 3000, pictured left, is wearing a fur hat, a necklace with a large pendant, a sweater with four buttons on the proper left shoulder and patterned pants. He is holding his proper right hand, held in a fist, up to his proper right ear, which is supported by his proper left arm. Big Boi, pictured right, is partially obstructed by the edge of the photograph. He is wearing a track suit, a necklace with a large pendant, and is holding his hands up to his chin. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject and photographer's name.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2003
- Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950
- Subject of: Outkast, American, founded 1992
- Subject of: André 3000, American, born 1975
- Subject of: Big Boi, American, born 1975
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 13/16 × 10 1/2 in. (32.6 × 26.7 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.59
- 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: © Janette Beckman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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