Photographic print of Isis and her son Miles
date: label: Date
content: June 25, 1991
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Isis, American, born 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Isis and her son, Miles sitting on a metal stoop in New York City.
label: Description
content: The two are pictured in the center of the image, sitting on metal stairs outside a brick building. Isis is sitting on the proper left side, leaning against the banister. She is wearing a tall, cylindrical, dark-colored hat with an ankh symbol embroidered on the front, a white t-shirt that reads [TOO WICKED] in dark lettering, a necklace, denim pants that are rolled up at the bottom, and sneakers. She is holding a wooden toy car in her left hand. Her proper right leg is bent and resting on a step while her left leg is stretched out and on the step below her. Her son is sitting on the proper right side of the image. He is wearing a striped shirt, long denim shorts, high top sneakers, and a black baseball cap. His hands are in fists and they are resting on the sides of his face.
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: Children
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
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: 2015.132.285
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)