Photographic print of Mannie Fresh in his car: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of producer Mannie Fresh in his car.

The image is a close up of Fresh sitting in the driver's seat of a light-colored, two door classic muscle car. The car is only visible from the driver's seat to the rear wheel and from the ground to just above Fresh's head. The roof of the car is out of frame. Fresh wears a striped shirt and is looking out the driver's side window, which is rolled down. There is a sticker for [Fresh Rydes] on the rear window. The car has silver metal edging the top of the body and ridged metal paneling at the base of the frame. A reflection of clouds and trees is visible in the back window, back frame, and rear rim. On the verso, a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 2004
• Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American
• Subject of: Mannie Fresh, American, born 1969
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 9/16 × 13 3/16 in. (26.8 × 33.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.412
• 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.