Photographic print of Marley Marl at Cold Chillin' Records
date: label: Date
content: July 1991
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Marley Marl, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Cold Chillin’ Records, American, 1986 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Marley Marl seated at a piano at the offices of Cold Chillin' Records in New York City.
label: Description
content: Marl is pictured sitting sideways at a piano with his body and face turned towards the camera. His proper left hand is on the keyboard and his proper right is raised to the proper right side of his face with is pointer finger touching his cheek. He is wearing a multicolored jacket and light-colored shorts. He has a watch and a bracelet on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee and his hair is shaved on the sides and in the back.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print is a handwritten inscription 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: Business
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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: 2015.132.292
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): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)