Object Details
Photograph by
David Corio, English, born 1960
Subject of
Fugees, American, 1992 - 2006
Wyclef Jean, Haitian, born 1969
Lauryn Hill, American, born 1975
Pras, American, born 1972
Description
A black-and-white photograph of The Fugees in New York City, 1994. The image features the three members wearing winter coats and hats and posing together in front of window through which urban buildings can be seen. Lauryn Hill is in the center, with Wyclef Jean to her proper right and Pras Michel to her proper left. Just beneath the image in the bottom right corner is the photographer's signature [David Corio]. On the verso is an inscription in graphite reading [THE FUGEES / NYC / 1994] followed by the photographer's copyright stamp in black ink and the photographer's signature in graphite with [1/25].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1994
Object number
2015.132.202
Restrictions & Rights
© David Corio
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 13 × 12 15/16 in. (33 × 32.9 cm)
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.132.202