Photograph of Mary J. Blige: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Mary J. Blige: Date: 1992-1997. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Mary J. Blige, American, born 1971.
The object in the museum catalogue
Five prints of a color photograph of Mary J. Blige. Blige is pictured wearing a dark green velvet dress and a beaded pagoda headdress. She is standing in front of a backdrop covered with multiple layers of white and yellow paper with red Asian style lettering on them. Her hands are in her pockets.
2015.132.100.3 was printed on Epson inkjet photo paper and bears an inscription by Bill Adler on the back by Bill Adler.
2015.132.100.5 is signed and dated on the back by Michael Benabib; it also has an inscription by Bill Adler with the subject and date by Bill Adler.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1992-1997
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Mary J. Blige, American, born 1971
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: portraits
- Type: laser prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.1 Sheet): 24 5/16 × 19 15/16 in. (61.7 × 50.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.1 Image): 15 9/16 × 14 5/16 in. (39.5 × 36.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.2 Sheet): 24 5/16 × 19 15/16 in. (61.8 × 50.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.2 Image): 17 3/8 × 16 in. (44.2 × 40.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.3 Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.3 Image): 10 7/8 × 10 in. (27.6 × 25.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.100.4 Sheet): 17 13/16 × 15 3/16 in. (45.2 × 38.5 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: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2015.132.100.1-.5
- 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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