Photographic print of Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Redman at Club Amazon, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Biggie Smalls, Tupac, and Redman captured at Club Amazon in New York City.

Biggie Smalls is on the proper right side. He is wearing a Morehouse College shirt and a black baseball cap. His mouth is open and his eyes are partially closed. Tupac is in the center. He is wearing a white t-shirt, a black leather vest, and a black hat. He has a goatee and is raising his proper right middle finger in the air. Redman is on the proper left side. He is wearing a white t-shirt, a black vest, a black and white skull bandanna, and a knit cap. He is sticking his proper right middle finger up in front of his chest. There are other people in the background.

On the back of the print, handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler identify the subjects, date, photographer, and location.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 23, 1993
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Biggie Smalls, American, 1972 - 1997
• Subject of: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996
• Subject of: Redman, American, born 1970
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (22.2 × 32.9 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.268
• 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.