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Chromogenic print of a close-up of Pimp C in jail

2005

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photograph of Pimp C in jail. Pimp C is wearing a white t-shirt, a necklace with a crucifix, sunglasses, and a watch on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee. His is leaning over on a ledge. His right forearm and his left elbow are on the ledge. His left hand is in a fist and it is resting against his mouth. His head is tilted slightly towards the proper left side. He is behind a glass window with white crisscrossed diagonal lines painted on it. On the verso is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.417

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