Photographic print of Ol' Dirty Bastard on the set of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Ol' Dirty Bastard, captured on the set of the video for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya."

ODB is pictured from the chest up, wearing a light colored jersey over a light colored t-shirt. His hand are clasped together in front of his chest. His hair is in thin braids sticking out from his head and his mouth is open to show jeweled fronts on his top teeth. The background is dark grey.

On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, American, 1968 - 2004
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
• Place captured: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.299
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.