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Photograph of Ol' Dirty Bastard on the set of the "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" video

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of Ol' Dirty Bastard, with clapboard, on the set of the "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" video in Astoria Queens, probably 4/21/95. ODB is pictured center frame, looking away from the camera and towards his right while an arm from the left of frame holds a production clapboard in front of him. The top of the clapboard reads [Ol' Dirty Bastard Shimmy Shimmy Ya]. On the back of the photograph 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
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, American, 1968 - 2004
Printed by
Bill Adler, American, born 1951
Date
1995
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): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

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