Photographic print of Rakim and friends at Heavy D's birthday party
date: label: Date
content: May 23, 1990
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Rakim, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Heavy D, Jamaican American, 1967 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Rakim and friends at Heavy D's birthday party in New York City.
label: Description
content: Rakim is pictured in the center of the image, seated with four women behind and surrounding him. He wears a dark leather jacket over a black t-shirt with white text and a large gold chain necklace. He looks straight at the camera, not smiling. The four women are all looking at the camera and smiling. They all wear dark clothing and have long hair. The woman on the left is wearing an off the shoulder top and Rakim's arm is resting on her legs. The two women on the right both wear hoop earrings.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
place: label: Place captured
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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: 2015.132.305
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Al Pereira
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): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 13 in. (21.9 × 33 cm)