Photograph of "Wall Mural Tupac Shakur Live by the Gun" by Andre Charles
date: label: Date
content: February 1997; printed 2003
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Created by
content: Andre P. Charles, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996
label: Printed by
content: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of a graffiti mural by the artist Andre P. Charles titled "Wall Mural Tupac Shakur Live by the Gun," memorializing Tupac Shakur. The mural, on Houston Street in New York City, is spray-painted on a metal security gate inset into a brick wall. in the center is a portrait of Shakur. Above and below him are the words [LIVE BY THE GUN DIE BY THE GUN]. Pedestrians pass by on either side of the image. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, location, and date.
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: Art
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Violence
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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: 2015.132.323
objectType: 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): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 7/8 in. (22.1 × 32.7 cm)