Photograph of MC Lyte in New York City
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of MC Lyte.
label: Description
content: She is wearing a long sleeve white shirt with grey and black zippers, black and white vertical striped pants, long white socks, and black boots. She has a ring on both hands. She has dark shoulder length hair, red lipstick, her hands are on her hips, and her feet are spread apart. She is standing in a recording studio with wooden floors. There is a window behind her. There is a There is a tall microphone on wheels on the proper right side.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are two yellow post-it notes near the top, one on either side. There are tears at the top from where tape used to be. There are ink smudges near the top and bottom. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom left side, handwritten in blue ink.
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)
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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: 2015.132.103
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Michael Benabib
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 28 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (27 × 27.3 cm)