Photograph of Rakim and his Benzeeto, Bleecker St., New York
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1988
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Rakim, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Mercedes-Benz, German, founded 1926
notes: label: Description
content: Three identical black-and-white photographs of Rakim posing with a white Mercedez Benz car. Rakim is leaning against the car's left headlight, his right leg raised on the bumper, elbows on his right knee. The car has a large plate reading [BENZEETO] in black text above a New York license plate reading [RAKIM]. A New York City street and buildings is visible in the background. On .1, an inscription by Bill Adler identifies the photographer, subject, date, and location. There are no inscriptions, front or back, on the remaining two prints.
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)
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.132.110.1-.3
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: digital 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 (2015.132.110.1 Sheet): 19 15/16 × 24 in. (50.6 × 60.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.110.1 Image): 15 5/16 × 22 13/16 in. (38.9 × 58 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.110.2 Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.7 × 35.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.110.2 Image): 9 × 13 3/8 in. (22.9 × 34 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.110.3 Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.110.3 Image): 9 × 13 3/8 in. (22.9 × 34 cm)