Photograph of Doctor Dre, NYC, 1992: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Doctor Dre, NYC, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Dr. Dre, American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
He is sitting in front of a brown marbled background. He is wearing a black hoodie that reads [MOREHOUSE] in red and white, earrings, and a black baseball cap with red, green, and yellow text which reads [Another Young / BLACK / MAN / Makin' Money].
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 are tears at the top from where tape used to be. There are pieces of tape on the two sides near the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1992
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Dr. Dre, American, born 1965
- Subject of: Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 17 1/16 × 11 in. (43.3 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 × 10 3/4 in. (27.9 × 27.3 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Education
- Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.82
- 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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