Photographic print of Geto Boys, Houston: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of the Geto Boys, (left to right) Willie D, Bushwick Bill, and Scarface.

The three men are pictured standing on grass or straw, looking directly at the camera. Willie D stands on the left, wearing a dark-colored button down shirt, open to show a white Prince t-shirt, and jeans. Bill is in the center, wearing a black hat, black t-shirt with [HIP-HOP IS DEAD] printed in white, over a white-tshirt, jeans and black shoes. He wears sunglasses with a lens only over his proper right eye. Scarface stands on the right, turned so his body faces Willie and Bill, but his face is turned to the camera. He wears a backwards black baseball cap, a white t-shirt, jeans, and dark-colored shoes. The background behind them is entirely in shadow. On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler with the subject, location, date and photographer's name.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2005
• Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
• Subject of: Geto Boys, American, founded 1986
• Subject of: Willie D, American, born 1966
• Subject of: Bushwick Bill, Jamaican American, 1966 - 2019
• Subject of: Scarface, American, born 1970
• 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 3/16 × 10 9/16 in. (33.5 × 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: 2015.132.411
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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.