Photograph of Puff Daddy and Mase, NYC
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Sean Combs, American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Mason Durell Betha, American, born 1977
label: Subject of
content: Sean John, American, founded 1998
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Sean Combs, known as "Puff Daddy," and Mase.
label: Description
content: Combs is on the proper right side. He is wearing a white t-shirt, a black velvet track suit, and sunglasses. He also has diamond earrings, a necklace with a cross, and bracelets on both wrists. He has a mustache and small beard. His proper left art is around Mase and his proper right hand is pointing at Mase's jacket. Mase is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black Sean John t-shirt and a black Sean John velvet track suit. He has a mustache, a bracelet on his proper right wrist, and tattoos on his right arm. His arms are out to the sides, his head is tilted to the proper right side, and he is smiling. The background is white.
label: Description
content: There is a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom of the verso, handwritten in blue ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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: 2015.132.121
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Michael Benabib
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 1/2 × 11 in. (34.3 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 11/16 × 10 1/2 in. (32.2 × 26.7 cm)