Photographic print of Ashanti and her sister, Shia, at the Meadowlands
date: label: Date
content: December 20, 2003; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Ashanti, American, born 1980
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Ashanti and her sister, Shia, in front of a NY Jets banner.
label: Description
content: The two sisters are pictured in the center of the image, leaning towards each other so they're heads and shoulders are touching. Both look towards the camera and are smiling. Ashanti is on the left wearing a pink fur coat and sunglasses. Her sister, on the right, wears a tan fur coat and a necklace. Behind them is the NY Jets circular logo with [S!] visible on the left and [J] on the right.
label: Description
content: The print is signed and dated by the photographer on the back. There is also an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subjects, location, and date of capture.
place: label: Place captured
content: East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.132.266
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Al Pereira
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 3/8 × 19 1/8 in. (31.5 × 48.5 cm)