Photograph of Foxy Brown and Lil Kim, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Foxy Brown and Lil Kim, NYC: Date: 1996. Photograph by: Maggie Trakas, American, born 1972. Subject of: Foxy Brown, American, born 1978.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Foxy Brown and Lil Kim, NYC, 1996. Brown, left, stands with her arm around Kim, at right. Brown wears a black top with blue jeans; Kim wears a dark fur coat and sunglasses. Both women are smiling at the camera. Behind them is a wall of graffiti. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subjects, date, and location.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1996
- Photograph by: Maggie Trakas, American, born 1972
- Subject of: Foxy Brown, American, born 1978
- Subject of: Kimberly Denise Jones, American, born 1975
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2015.132.426
- 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: © Maggie Trakas Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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