Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Photograph of Mary J. Blige at the NY Music Awards after party at China Club

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of Mary J. Blige at the New York Music Awards after party at China Club in New York City. The image features Blige lowering her sunglasses to peer at the camera while leaning against a wall or column. In the background, a neon sign for the China Club is partially visible above a banner reading "New York Music Awards." On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, location, and date.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Al Pereira, American, born 1963
Subject of
Mary J. Blige, American, born 1971
Printed by
Bill Adler, American, born 1951
Date
1992; printed 2003
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 13 × 8 11/16 in. (33 × 22.1 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

Featured In

  • American Music
  • Cool Shades: Eyewear at Smithsonian
  • Hip-Hop and Rap Across the Smithsonian
  • Women in Music
  • African American Music:African American Music
  • African American Music:African American Music
  • African American Music:African American Music
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top