Photograph of Snoop Dogg for a "High Times" cover shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Snoop Dogg captured during a photoshoot for the magazine High Times.

Snoop stands in the center of the image, against a grey background, looking directly at the camera. he wears a white and blue University of North Carolina #44 football jersey and a gold and diamond necklace which reads [TRU TANK / DOGG] with an image of a military tank. His proper right arm is down by his side and his left arm is reaching out in front of him, offering a joint to the viewer. There is a cloud of smok around him.

The print has a black margin and there's an inscription by Bill Adler on the verso: [Snoop Dog for "Hight Times," 2002 By Michael Benabib].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2002
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Snoop Dogg, American, born 1971
• Subject of: High Times, American, founded 1974
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (35.3 × 26.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 13/16 × 8 1/2 in. (30 × 21.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.124
• 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.