Photographic print of Hurby "Luvbug" Azor and Gumby the Greenback Monkey
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Hurby Azor, Haitian American, born 1965
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Hurby "Luvbug" Azor in his own backyard with Gumby the Greenback Monkey, Long Island, New York.
label: Description
content: Azor is pictured sitting in a lounge chair with the monkey perched on his proper left arm. There are bushes in the background behind them and the arm and shoulder of someone sitting to Azor's left are just barely visible within the frame. AZor wears a long sleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up, dark shorts, white socks, and dark shoes. He also wears sunglasses, a chain necklace, bracelets on each wrist and several large rings on each hand. The monkey's tail is across Azor's stomach and there is a leash in Azor's proper left hand.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print are handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
place: label: Place collected
content: Long Island, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2015.132.282
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)