Remembering Ummah: Museum Object and Cultural History
Remembering Ummah: Date: 2006 - 2012. Created by: Norman F. Dexter. Subject of: J Dilla, American, 1974 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
An unframed painted portrait of J Dilla by Norman F. Dexter AKA SelahVision Soul of the Brush. The painting features an image of Dilla wearing a white shirt, black cap, and gold necklace with stones embedded in the painted surface. White doves appear behind him in a sky painted in tones of red and gold. A cityscape is in the lower foreground.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2006 - 2012
- Created by: Norman F. Dexter
- Subject of: J Dilla, American, 1974 - 2006
- Type: paintings
- Type: portraits
- Medium: oil paint on canvas with stones
- Dimensions: H x W: 48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2015.265
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Norman F. Dexter AKA Selah - Soul of the Brush
- 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: © Norman F. Dexter AKA Selah – Soul of the Brush Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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