Some nice hi-res images of selected works from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s exhibit titled RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. The resized pic above is by Kehinde Wiley, oil on canvas, and was used for the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Awards marketing campaign last year. The exhibit is scheduled for February 8 through October 26, 2008. Link
update: smithsonian politely asked us to take down the links
I am from at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery External Affairs department. We saw that you have posted high-res images of objects from the exhibition “RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture.” These images are copyright restricted by the artist and/or owner. We ask that you please remove these high-res images and only post low-res images. Using high-res images without permission from the artist and/or owner jeopardizes the National Portrait Gallery’s relationship with future artists and/or owners. Thank you for publicizing our exhibition. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this.
Dilated Peoples, DJ Babu, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
Erykah Badu, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
Collection Glenn Fuhrman, New York; © Kehinde Wiley
Ice T
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
Private Collection, courtesy Rhona Hoffman Gallery; © Kehinde Wiley
Jean Grae, Coachella, Indio, CA
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
Jurassic 5, Akil, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
KRS One, Paramount, Santa Fe, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
LL Cool J
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
LL Cool J; © Kehinde Wiley
Mule
By Jefferson Pinder
8 mm film transferred to digital video, 2006
Jefferson Pinder, courtesy of G Fine Art; © Jefferson Pinder
Recognize! mural
By Tim Conlon and Dave Hupp
Montana spray paint on Sintra panel, 2007
Tim Conlon and Dave Hupp; photograph by Mark Gulezian
The Pharcyde, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum
