Photographic print of Bun B: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Bun B: Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Bun B, American, born 1973. Type: gelatin silver prints.
The object in the museum catalogue
Bun B is standing in an open grass area. He is wearing a white short sleeve t-shirt with a crown on it and [Lrg] in cursive writing underneath. He is wearing a white baseball cap with a "B" on it and long chain necklace with a jeweled "B" on it. He is wearing dark baggy shorts and dark shoes. He is wearing a ring on his proper right hand and his thumb, middle finger, and pinky are sticking up. His proper left arm is down by his side and he has a watch on his wrist. There are buildings and telephone wires in the background and the sky is very cloudy.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
- Subject of: Bun B, American, born 1973
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 10 9/16 in. (33 × 26.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Architecture
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.407
- 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: © Jack Thompson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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