The Fugees, NYC, 1994: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of The Fugees in New York City, 1994. The image features the three members wearing winter coats and hats and posing together in front of window through which urban buildings can be seen. Lauryn Hill is in the center, with Wyclef Jean to her proper right and Pras Michel to her proper left. Just beneath the image in the bottom right corner is the photographer's signature [David Corio]. On the verso is an inscription in graphite reading [THE FUGEES / NYC / 1994] followed by the photographer's copyright stamp in black ink and the photographer's signature in graphite with [1/25].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1994
• Photograph by: David Corio, English, born 1960
• Subject of: Fugees, American, 1992 - 2006
• Subject of: Wyclef Jean, Haitian, born 1969
• Subject of: Lauryn Hill, American, born 1975
• Subject of: Pras, American, born 1972
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 12 15/16 in. (33 × 32.9 cm)
• Place captured: 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: 2015.132.202
• 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: © David Corio Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.