Photograph of P. Diddy at the Playpen, Times Square, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

He is wearing a puffy silver FUBU coat over denim overalls, several rings, a baseball cap, tinted glasses, and an earring in his proper left ear. He is sitting on the hood of a Mercedes-Benz. His proper left foot is on the ground and his hands are resting on his legs. He has a mustache. The car's lights are on. There are several banners and neon signs behind P. Diddy including [THE PLAYPEN], [LEATHER / & LACE] and [THE / NEW / TIMES / SQUARE].

There is no border around 2015.132.118.1. The back of the photograph is white. Several areas have small rips and creases. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink. There is a white border around 2015.132.118.2. It is very thin on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Sean Combs, American, born 1969
• Subject of: FUBU, founded 1992
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.118.1): 30 3/8 × 30 1/16 × 3/16 in. (77.1 × 76.3 × 0.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.118.2 Sheet): 17 1/16 × 11 in. (43.3 × 28 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.118.2 Image): 10 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (27.6 × 27.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Times Square, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.118.1-.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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.