Photograph of Mista Lawnge and Dres of Black Sheep in front of WTC towers
date: label: Date
content: 1992; printed 2003
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Mista Lawnge, American
label: Subject of
content: Dres, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Black Sheep, American, founded 1989
label: Subject of
content: New York Mets, American, founded 1962
label: Printed by
content: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Black Sheep.
label: Description
content: Mista Lawnge is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black leather jacket, a New York Mets baseball cap and a necklace. He is leaning on something and his proper right hand is in his jacket pocket. He has a mustache. Dres is on the proper left side. He is wearing a jacket with a hood and a plaid cap. He has a mustache. He is leaning forward with his arms crossed in front of his chest. They are standing in front of water and there is a silhouette of the skyline in the background with the World Trade Center towers in the middle of the image.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears at the top from where pieces of tape used to be. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler in black ink. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.132.270
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Al Pereira
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (33.2 × 22.1 cm)