Dr. Dre

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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 Dr. Dre, by Platon. The close-up of Dre depicts him from the neck up. He is looking directly at the viewer with his chin slightly raised, his proper left eyebrow slightly lifted, and has a serious expression on his face. He has a stubble mustache and a small scar on his proper right cheek. His neck and the sides of his face are heavily covered in shadows. The background of the photograph is black. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.

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