Photograph of Run-DMC-JMJ
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1993
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Run-DMC-JMJ.
label: Description
content: Run is on the proper right side. He is wearing a dark grey coat and sunglasses. He has a mustache and his proper right arm is reaching out. His hand is in the foreground. DMC is behind him and in the center. He is wearing a black shirt and coat and a ring on his proper left hand. He is winking with his right eye and has a goatee. His hands are raised in front of his chest. JMJ is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black coat and a black hat and has a watch or bracelet on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee and his left hand is reaching out. It is in the foreground. There are white walls and a white ceiling in the background. The photograph was taken from a slightly lower angle, looking up at them.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. It is signed vertically up the proper left side of the image in black ink. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are several tears at the top from where tape used to be, and there are also several pieces of tape at the top. There is a small number "15" handwritten sideways in black ink in the bottom left corner. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2015.132.113
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): 11 × 17 in. (28 × 43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (27.3 × 32.6 cm)