<I>Mel 'n' Me (Melle Mel of the Furious 5 and Harry Allen)</I>
date: label: Date
content: early 1980s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Melle Mel, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Melle Mel and photographer Harry Allen.
label: Description
content: The two are pictured in the center of the image, standing in a dark room. Mel is on the left, wearing a studded leather jacket over a zebra print shirt. The jacket also has striped shoulder boards and metallic stripes just above the elbow. A pair of white sunglasses are hooked on a necklace at his chest. Allen is on the right, wearing a dark jacket over a dark colored button down shirt. A light colored bag strap is across his proper left shoulder and his arms are crossed in front of him. Both men are looking directly at the camera and smiling. A third, unidentified individual is partially visible behind Allen.
label: Description
content: On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Mel n' Me (Melle Mel of the Furious Five and Harry Allen)] printed in black text.
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: 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: 2015.132.46
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Harry Allen
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): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.8 × 32.8 cm)