Photographic print of Bushwick Bill holding a fork: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Bushwick Bill is sitting in profile at a table. His proper right side of his face is facing the camera. His proper right arm is resting on the table and he is holding a fork in his hand. His proper left arm is blurred in motion. He has shoulder length dreadlocks and is wearing a black ski cap with glasses resting on top of his head. He has a goatee and is wearing a black shirt with a white shirt underneath. There are shelves with bottles and containers in the background. The foreground is out of focus. There are bottles and plates of food on the table.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2005
• Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
• Subject of: Bushwick Bill, Jamaican American, 1966 - 2019
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 10 9/16 in. (33 × 26.8 cm)
• Place captured: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.410
• 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.