Photographic portrait of Slick Rick
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Alcindor Studio, American
label: Subject of
content: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
label: Distributed by
content: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photographic portrait of Slick Rick wearing an eye patch, several rings, and a dark leather coat. Slick Rick has one knee propped up with his arms resting on that knee. A metal brooch in the shape of a crown appears in Slick Rick's hair. Underneath the photograph are logos for "Def Jam Recordings", "Rush Artist Management", "SlickRick", and "Columbia".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick (Courtesy of Walters Archives), © CBS Records Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.203.4
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © CBS Records Inc
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: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.2 × 20.5 cm)