Photograph of Naughty By Nature, Jersey City, NJ
date: label: Date
content: 1993
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Naughty by Nature, American, founded 1988
label: Subject of
content: Treach, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: Vin Rock, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kay Gee, American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, American, founded 1986
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Naughty by Nature.
label: Description
content: Treach is in the center. He is wearing a black leather jacket with circle patches on each side. The patch on the proper right reads [MALCOM X] at the top and [- TOUR] on the bottom. The patch on the left reads [FORTY ACRES AND A MULE FILMWORKS / BROOKLYN, N.Y.]. He is wearing denim shorts, long white socks, black boots, and a black hat with a white logo that reads [A/HAT]. He is also wearing several rings, a beaded bracelet, and a metal chain necklace with a lock on it. He is sitting on bricks with his right foot on a piece of wood and his left leg stretched out on the ground. His left hand is on his left thigh. He has a goatee and he also has sunglasses on top of his head. Vin Rock is behind him on the proper right side. He is wearing a black shirt with a face on it, a black jacket, black pants, and sneakers. He is crouching down with his hands on his thighs. His right foot is resting on a pile of bricks. DJ Kay Gee is on the proper left side. He is crouched down on top of bricks. He is wearing a black coat and pants, black shoes, a black hat, and sunglasses. His arms are crossed in front of him and are resting on his knees. He has a mustache. There is a brick wall in the background as well as crumbling bricks and pieces of wood on the ground.
label: Description
content: There is no border around the image. Each side has a thin strip of white space. The back of the photograph has light grey text on the back, repeated in diagonal lines. This message is also repeated in several different languages. There is a series of numbers and letters typed vertically at the bottom center. There is a smudged inscription by Bill Adler at the top, handwritten in blue ink. There is another inscription that was written at a later time.
place: label: Place captured
content: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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: 2015.132.105
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: 29 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (76 × 50.7 cm)