Photograph of Chubb Rock, Chelsea Hotel, NYC, 1998: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Chubb Rock, Chelsea Hotel, NYC, 1998: Date: 1998. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Chubb Rock, Jamaican American, born 1968.
The object in the museum catalogue
He is wearing a coat with a white fur hood and has a goatee. He is standing behind a black metal railing on a balcony. He is reaching his arms out. The photograph was taken from below, looking up at Chubb Rock. There are several balconies above him.
There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. There is a small, yellowing tear at the top from where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is a tear at the top from where a piece of tape used to be. There are three yellow post-it notes at the top, one on the left side and two on the right sides. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1998
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Chubb Rock, Jamaican American, born 1968
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (26.6 × 27.3 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.76
- 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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