Photograph of Russell Simmons, New York City
date: label: Date
content: 2001
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Phat Fashions LLC, American, founded 1992
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Russell Simmons.
label: Description
content: He us standing in front of a light wooden background. He is wearing a light blue, black, and white argyle sweater. The sleeves don't have the diamond pattern on them. They are a solid light blue. The collar is also light blue. There are three (3) buttons going down the front. All three are buttoned. There is a white [phat farm] logo sewn on the proper left side on the chest. Russell Simmons is smiling at the camera and his head is slightly tilted towards the proper right side. His right hand is holding the brim of the light blue baseball cap on his head.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the top and bottom and thinner on the two sides. The back of the photo has grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is a yellow post it towards the top of both sides of the back of the photograph. There is an inscription on the bottom, handwritten by Al Pereira in black 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: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2015.132.115
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): 14 5/8 × 11 in. (37.2 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 × 10 3/4 in. (30.5 × 27.3 cm)