Photographic print of Biz Markie at offices of Cold Chillin' Records
date: label: Date
content: August 1991
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Biz Markie, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Cold Chillin’ Records, American, 1986 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Biz Markie sitting at a piano at the offices of Cold Chillin' Records in New York City .
label: Description
content: Markie is pictured seated at a piano, his hands on the keys, his head and body turned sideways to face the camera. He wears a light colored jacket with a darker block of color across the back and shoulders and a black baseball cap with [BIZ / MARKIE] in white with rhinestones. He has a watch on his proper left wrist.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print, handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler identify the subject, location, photographer and date.
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: 2015.132.269
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 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)