<I>T. La Rock backstage at Benjamin Franklin H.S., 1984</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1984
name: label: Photograph by
content: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: T La Rock, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, American, founded 1943
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of T. La Rock backstage of a performance at Benjamin Franklin High School in New York City.
label: Description
content: La Rock is pictured in the center of the image, posing in front of a wall. The image is captured from below, looking up at La Rock. He wears all black clothing with light colored leather driving gloves on both hands. He has a name plate belt reading [T LA ROCK] fastened across his chest, a round medallion on a chain around his neck, and a belt with a dollar sign buckle at his proper left hip. He is looking straight at the camera, pointing towards his chest with his proper right hand and his left hand held out, palm facing down. The light colored wall behind him has light-colored tile halfway up. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: T. LaRock, backstage at Benjamin Franklin H.S., 1984 / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
place: label: Place captured
content: East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
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: 2015.132.56
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): 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.4 × 40.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 17 15/16 in. (30.6 × 45.5 cm)