Photograph of Luther Campbell and the 2 Live Crew
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Photograph by
content: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950
label: Subject of
content: 2 Live Crew, American, 1985 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Luther Roderick Campbell, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Mr. Mixx, American
label: Subject of
content: Fresh Kid Ice, Trinidadian, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Brother Marquis, American
notes: label: Description
content: Three identical color photographs of the hip hop group 2 Live Crew, from a photo shoot for their album Banned in the USA. The four members of the group are posing sideways, in front of an American flag, with their proper right hands raised in a salute. Standing from left to right are 2 Live Crew members Luther Campbell, Fresh Kid-Ice, Brother Marquis, and Mr. Mixx. Luther Campbell and Brother Marquis are wearing identical tee-shirts with an illustration on the front of man’s head with his mouth covered by a white gloved hand with a partial red, white and blue sleeve with white stars. Above and below the illustration is the text [CENSORSHIP / IS / AMERICAN]. Fresh Kid-Ice and Mr. Mixx are also wearing identical tee-shirts that depicts an illustration of an American flag with the text [BANNED / IN THE / USA] printed in black in over the flag.
label: Description
content: 2015.132.64.1 and 2015.132.64.2 are printed on Kodak Professional Endura Paper; 2015.132.64.3 is printed on Kodak Royal Paper. On the back on 2015.132.64.1 is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name. The other two prints have no inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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: 2015.132.64.1-.3
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Janette Beckman
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.64.1 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.64.1 Image): 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.64.2 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.64.2 Image): 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.64.3): 9 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (23.2 × 30.2 cm)