Photograph of LL Cool J and Russell Simmons at a fashion shoot for Rolling Stone
date: label: Date
content: February 23, 1986
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Rolling Stone, American, founded 1967
label: Created by
content: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of LL Cool J and Russell Simmons.
label: Description
content: LL Cool J is on the proper right side of the image. He is sitting on a black bar stool. He is wearing a white Kangol hat, a white t-shirt, white pants, and white sneakers with grey details. He is also wearing several gold necklaces. His knees are bent, his proper left arm is resting on his left leg, and his right arm is reaching out in front of him. Russell Simmons is standing to his proper left side. Simmons is wearing a black shirt with a large beige over coat. He is wearing dark colored pants and white Adidas sneakers with black stripes. He is also wearing a beige hat. His proper right arm is around LL Cool J and his left arm is bent with his hand resting on his hip. He is standing with his legs spread apart. The background is grey.
label: Description
content: An inscription on the verso notes [NYC / 2-23-96].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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: 2015.132.1
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and 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 (Sheet): 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 14 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (35.7 × 20.5 cm)