Photographic print of Ashanti and her sister, Shia, at the Meadowlands: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Ashanti and her sister, Shia, at the Meadowlands: Date: December 20, 2003; printed 2004. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Ashanti, American, born 1980.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Ashanti and her sister, Shia, in front of a NY Jets banner.
The two sisters are pictured in the center of the image, leaning towards each other so they're heads and shoulders are touching. Both look towards the camera and are smiling. Ashanti is on the left wearing a pink fur coat and sunglasses. Her sister, on the right, wears a tan fur coat and a necklace. Behind them is the NY Jets circular logo with [S!] visible on the left and [J] on the right.
The print is signed and dated by the photographer on the back. There is also an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subjects, location, and date of capture.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: December 20, 2003; printed 2004
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Ashanti, American, born 1980
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 3/8 × 19 1/8 in. (31.5 × 48.5 cm)
- Place captured: East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2015.132.266
- 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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