Photographic print of Nas and friends at Queensbridge Houses
date: label: Date
content: 1993; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Danny Clinch, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Nas, American, born 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Nas and friends outside of the Queensbridge Houses public housing development.
label: Description
content: Nas is on the left side of the image smoking a blunt. His right hand is holding it up to his mouth. Facing him on the right side of the image is a group of three men, all wearing hats and jackets. The man on the far right is mostly out of frame; only his head and proper right side are partially visible, holding papers. The man to his right is standing with his arms to his side. The man in the center of the image is holding a bottle in his proper right hand. The photograph was taken in an open area, with smokestacks, trees, and a mid-rise building in the background.
label: Description
content: Handwritten under the image is [NAS QUEENSBOROUGH BRIDGE PROJECTS 1993] along with the photographer's signature and [2004]. The photographer's sticker is on the back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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: 2015.132.177
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sony Music
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 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 13/16 in. (21.8 × 32.6 cm)