Photograph of Kid 'n Play, NYC, 1988
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Kid 'n Play, American, founded 1986
label: Subject of
content: Christopher "Kid" Reid, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Christopher "Play" Martin, American, born 1962
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Kid 'n Play.
label: Description
content: Play is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black long sleeve turtleneck and pants as well as a gold necklace. He has a mustache and has a design shaved into the front of his hair. He is standing behind Kid. Kid is wearing a black long sleeve turtleneck and pants and has a watch on his proper right wrist. His hair is tall. His proper left arm is crossed in front of his chest and he is pointing back at Play with his right thumb. The background is grey.
label: Description
content: There is a thin black border around most of the image. It is missing from the top. There is a white border around the black border, which is thinnest on the two sides, thicker on the top, and thickest on the bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated in diagonal lines. There are tears at the top and on the sides from where tape used to be, and there is a yellow post-it note in the top left corner. 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: Actors
label: Topic
content: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.132.90
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 5/16 × 11 in. (41.5 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 × 10 3/16 in. (33 × 25.8 cm)