Photographic print of Me Phi Me in Bryant Park, New York
date: label: Date
content: May 15, 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Me Phi Me, American, born 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Me Phi Me shirtless in Bryant Park, New York City.
label: Description
content: Me stands in the center of the image, his face turned towards the camera and his body turned sideways, his arms wrapped around his chest and shoulders. He is smiling widely and looking at the camera. A raised branding scar in the shape of a sword and circle is visible on his proper left shoulder. Trees and then tall city buildings are visible behind him, including the top of the New York Public Library main building.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
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: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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: 2015.132.297
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 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)