Photograph of Sean "Puffy" Combs and Biggie Smalls at The Source Awards: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Sean "Puffy" Combs and Biggie Smalls at The Source Awards, The Paramount Theater, NYC, August 3,1995. Smalls is pictured seated in profile in the foreground, wearing a dark-colored t-shirt and sunglass. Combs is seated his right and is turned towards Smalls in conversation. Combs wears dark sunglasses and hat. On the back of the photograph is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subjects, date and location.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 3, 1995
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Sean Combs, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Biggie Smalls, American, 1972 - 1997
• Subject of: The Source, American, founded 1988
• Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 11/16 in. (33 × 22.1 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.312
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.