Photograph of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte on set- "Heal Yourself" video
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte.
label: Description
content: Queen Latifah is on the proper right side. She is wearing a dark grey hoodie, a necklace, and hoop earrings. She has short brown hair and red lipstick. MC Lyte is on the proper left side. She is wearing a yellow MTV shirt, a black hat, a necklace, hoop earrings, and sunglasses on the front of her shirt. There is a crowd of people in the background. They are out of focus.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There are some tears at the top from where tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are yellow post-it notes on the top left side. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
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: 2015.132.108
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 (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (28 × 43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 13/16 × 13 1/16 in. (22.4 × 33.1 cm)