Photograph of Biggie Smalls on the set of "One More Chance" video shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Biggie Smalls on the set of "One More Chance" video shoot: Date: 1995; printed 2003. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Biggie Smalls, American, 1972 - 1997.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Biggie Smalls on the set of the "One More Chance (The Remix)" video, NYC, 1995. The camera is looking up at Smalls, who is posing at the foot of a staircase. He wears sunglasses, a matching shirt and jacket, and a gold medallion. Women dressed in black outfits pose on the stairs in the background. The print is signed by Michael Benabib on the front and an inscription by Bill Adler on the back identifies the subject, date, location, and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1995; printed 2003
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Biggie Smalls, American, 1972 - 1997
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 15/16 × 11 in. (43.1 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/16 × 9 11/16 in. (34.2 × 24.6 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.71
- 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: © Michael Benabib Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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