Photograph of Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of the hip hop artist, Big Boi (Antwan André Patton), of Outkast. Big Boi, pictured center, is posing facing the viewer. He is wearing a Fila track suit, a necklace with a large pendant, and a baseball cap with a depiction of a Native American on the front panel. Big Boi’s proper left hand is held at his side, while his proper right hand is raised, with his thumb and index fingers pinching the visor of his cap. 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: Big Boi, American, born 1975
• Subject of: Outkast, American, founded 1992
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (32.4 × 26.4 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: 2015.132.61
• 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: © Janette Beckman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.