Photograph of Puff Daddy and Mase, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Sean Combs, known as "Puff Daddy," and Mase.

Combs is on the proper right side. He is wearing a white t-shirt, a black velvet track suit, and sunglasses. He also has diamond earrings, a necklace with a cross, and bracelets on both wrists. He has a mustache and small beard. His proper left art is around Mase and his proper right hand is pointing at Mase's jacket. Mase is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black Sean John t-shirt and a black Sean John velvet track suit. He has a mustache, a bracelet on his proper right wrist, and tattoos on his right arm. His arms are out to the sides, his head is tilted to the proper right side, and he is smiling. The background is white.

There is a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom of the verso, handwritten in blue ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1997
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Sean Combs, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Mason Durell Betha, American, born 1977
• Subject of: Sean John, American, founded 1998
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 1/2 × 11 in. (34.3 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 11/16 × 10 1/2 in. (32.2 × 26.7 cm)
• Place captured: 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: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.121
• 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.