Photographic print of The Jaz, Queen Latifah, and Jay-Z: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of The Jaz, Queen Latifah, and Jay-Z posing at Big Daddy Kane's birthday party.

The trio stand together, with Jaz and Jay-Z on either side of Queen Latifah, their arms around her shoulders. The Jaz is on the left, wearning a striped Lacoste shirt and backwards baseball cap. Queen Latifah wears a dark sweater over a light polo shirt, two beaded necklaces, and hoop earrings. Jay-Z, on the right, wears a white t-shirt with thin stripes, a white backwards baseball cap, and a large chain necklace. In the background is what appears to be a large tent covering. On the back are two handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler: along the left side is [Jaz-O, Latifah, + Jay-Z by Al Pereira] and along the right is [@ Big Daddy Kane's b-day party, Sept. 1989].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 1989
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Jaz-O, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Jay Z, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Big Daddy Kane, American, born 1968
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 13 in. (21.9 × 33 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Object number: 2015.132.318
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.