Photographic print of Nas and friends at Queensbridge Houses: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Nas and friends outside of the Queensbridge Houses public housing development.

Nas is on the left side of the image smoking a blunt. His right hand is holding it up to his mouth. Facing him on the right side of the image is a group of three men, all wearing hats and jackets. The man on the far right is mostly out of frame; only his head and proper right side are partially visible, holding papers. The man to his right is standing with his arms to his side. The man in the center of the image is holding a bottle in his proper right hand. The photograph was taken in an open area, with smokestacks, trees, and a mid-rise building in the background.

Handwritten under the image is [NAS QUEENSBOROUGH BRIDGE PROJECTS 1993] along with the photographer's signature and [2004]. The photographer's sticker is on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993; printed 2004
• Photograph by: Danny Clinch, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Nas, American, born 1973
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 13/16 in. (21.8 × 32.6 cm)
• Place captured: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Housing
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2015.132.177
• 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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