Photograph of KRS-One in a "Stop the Violence" shirt
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Photograph by
content: Normski, British, born 1966
label: Subject of
content: KRS-One, American, born 1965
notes: label: Caption
content: After a number of violent incidents at hip-hop concerts and the death of Scott Sterling (DJ Scott La Rock), KRS-One began the Stop the Violence Movement and produced the all-star collaborative anti-violence song "Self Desctruction" (1989). He was on a promotional tour for the release of the single and movement when the image was taken outside of his hotel in South Kensington in London.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white gelatin silver print by Norman “Normaski” Anderson depicting KRS-One from the waist up, with his hands framing the printed text on his t-shirt, [STOP THE / VIOLENCE]. The text appears in a light color against the dark t-shirt. He is also wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap and sunglasses.
label: Description
content: There are no inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: South Kensington, London, England, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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: 2021.86
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Norman Anderson
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: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)