Photograph of Aaliyah, NYC, 1994
date: label: Date
content: 1994
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Aaliyah, American, 1979 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: f.y.e., American, founded 1993
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Aaliyah.
label: Description
content: She is wearing a sheer long sleeve black shirt with a shiny black shirt underneath. She has long hair and bangs. She is wearing long earrings and has a ring on her proper right hand. She is smiling wide with her mouth open and her head is turned slightly towards the proper right side. Her right hand is pointing forward and is out of focus. She is standing in front of "fye" logos, which are also out of focus.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph is white. There is a bit of tape residue at the top of the page. There is an inscription on the back in Bill Adler's hand.
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: Business
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (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: 2015.132.68
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): 19 15/16 × 16 1/4 in. (50.6 × 41.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 19 × 12 9/16 in. (48.2 × 31.9 cm)