Photograph of Marley Marl, Lyor Cohen, Hank Shocklee, and Fran Spero
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Marley Marl, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Lyor Cohen, Israeli American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Hank Shocklee, American
label: Subject of
content: Francesca Spero, American, 1959 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Marly Marl, Lyor Cohen, Hank Shocklee, and Fran Spero.
label: Description
content: In the top image Marly Marl is on the proper right side. He has a goatee and is wearing a black jacket. Hank Shocklee is on the left side. He is wearing a black shirt, a grey and black jacket with a white perfume bottle logo on it, and a gold cross necklace. He has a mustache. Hank and Marly Marl and shaking hands and are facing the camera.
label: Description
content: In the bottom image Marly Marl is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black jacket and has a goatee. He is smiling wide with his mouth open and is looking at Lyor Cohen. Cohen is wearing a black suit, a grey button down shirt, and a tie. He is holding a drink and a green napkin in his proper left hand and his holding up his right middle finger. Hank Shocklee is standing next to him. He is wearing the same outfit as the top image. He is holding u his proper right pointer finger. Fran Spero is on the proper left side. She is wearing a black dress with sheer sleeves and long diamond earrings. She is looking at the three men. There is a white pole with a strand of yellow lights wrapped around it in the background.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. it is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated in diagonal lines. There are three inscription by Bill Adler, all handwritten in black ink.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2015.132.99
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): 16 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (40.8 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall Image): 14 × 10 in. (35.5 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Top Image): 6 3/4 × 10 in. (17.1 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Bottom Image): 7 1/16 × 10 in. (18 × 25.4 cm)