<I>LL Cool J Assault, Def Jam label introductory showcase, Benjamin Franklin H.S.</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1984
name: label: Photograph by
content: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
label: Subject of
content: Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, American, founded 1943
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at Benjamin Franklin High School, the third in a series of four photographs. Cool J is pictured to the right of frame, higher than the crowd in front of and to his right. He is holding a microphone to his mouth with his left hand and holding a record cover in his outstretched right hand. To the left of frame, fans in the crowd hold their hands up and out towards LL Cool J. On the back of the photograph, an inscription written by Bill Adler identifies the subject and the photographer.
place: label: Place captured
content: East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.132.44.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Harry Allen
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): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 7/8 in. (21.8 × 32.7 cm)