Photograph of Cypress Hill in New York City: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the three members of Cypress Hill on the steps at the entrance to the Canal Street A, C, E subway stop.

From left to right are DJ Muggs, Sen Dog, and B-Real. All three wear blue jeans, black jackets, and black hats. Sen Dog's black jacket is open to reveal a black Cypress Hill t-shirt with a red, white and black version of the band's logo, a compass rose with skull and marijuana leaf. Around his neck, Muggs has a white tag with illegible black text on it. The station sign reading [Canal St. Station / A C E (in blue circles)] is visible above them and bright, golden light from the station appears behind them. The verso has an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom, handwritten in blue ink, with the subject, location, date and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Cypress Hill, American, founded 1988
• Subject of: B-Real, American, born 1970
• Subject of: DJ Muggs, American, born 1968
• Subject of: Sen Dog, Cuban American, born 1965
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 13/16 × 10 3/4 in. (27.4 × 27.3 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, 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)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2015.132.78
• 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.