Photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room
date: label: Date
content: 1995; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room, ca. 1995. Lyte is sitting next to a lighted mirror and looks towards the camera with her left arm resting on the counter. She is wearing a red hat, gold earrings, yellow shirt, and red and black striped overalls. Her reflection is visible in the mirror. The print is signed and dated on the back by Michael Benabib and an inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject and date of capture.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2015.132.102
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: laser 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: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.2 cm)