Photograph of Erick Sermon, NYC, 1993
date: label: Date
content: 1993
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Erick Sermon, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Erick Sermon.
label: Description
content: He is wearing a black t-shirt that reads [ERICK / SERMON] in white, white pants, and a black bandana around his neck. He is also wearing several necklaces, a pinky ring on his proper left hand, an earring in his left ear, a watch on his left wrist, and a bracelet on his right wrist. His hands are raised in front of him and he is standing on a brick street. The photo was taken from a higher angle, looking down on Erick Sermon.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around three-quarters of the image. There is no border on the proper right side. It is thicker on the top and bottom. There is a small, yellowing tear on the top from where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated in diagonal lines. There are tears at the top from where tape used to be and there is a yellow post-it note on either side near the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
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: Gesture
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: 2015.132.84
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): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (27.2 × 27 cm)