Photograph of Russell Simmons, New York City: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Russell Simmons, New York City: Date: 2001. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957.
The object in the museum catalogue
He us standing in front of a light wooden background. He is wearing a light blue, black, and white argyle sweater. The sleeves don't have the diamond pattern on them. They are a solid light blue. The collar is also light blue. There are three (3) buttons going down the front. All three are buttoned. There is a white [phat farm] logo sewn on the proper left side on the chest. Russell Simmons is smiling at the camera and his head is slightly tilted towards the proper right side. His right hand is holding the brim of the light blue baseball cap on his head.
There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the top and bottom and thinner on the two sides. The back of the photo has grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is a yellow post it towards the top of both sides of the back of the photograph. There is an inscription on the bottom, handwritten by Al Pereira in black ink.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2001
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
- Subject of: Phat Fashions LLC, American, founded 1992
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 5/8 × 11 in. (37.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 × 10 3/4 in. (30.5 × 27.3 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2015.132.115
- 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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