Photograph of Rich Boy in front of an Alabama the Beautiful sign on I-10: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the rapper, Rich Boy, posing in front of a "Welcome to Alabama the Beautiful" sign on Interstate-10 in Alabama. Rich Boy is featured leaning towards the viewer with both hands on his head. He is wearing a black short sleeve shirt, jeans and two long, silver necklaces with pendants, one of a cross and one of the face of Jesus. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 20, 2005; printed later
• Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981
• Subject of: Rich Boy, American, born 1983
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 15/16 × 9 1/2 in. (22.7 × 24.2 cm)
• Place captured: Alabama, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.148
• 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: © Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.