Photographic print of Yo-Yo performing at the New Ritz
date: label: Date
content: June 17, 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Yo-Yo, American, born 1971
label: Subject of
content: The Ritz, American, 1980 - early 1990s
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Yo-Yo performing on stage at The Ritz in New York City.
label: Description
content: Yo-Yo is pictured standing in the center of the image, bent slightly at the knees and waist to lean forward, a microphone held to her mouth with her proper right hand. She has long braids and wears a backwards baseball cap and striped shorts. On the verso are two handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler: [Yo Yo by Al Pereira] at top center and [@ the New Ritz, NYC, 6-17-92] at right center.
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: 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: 2015.132.321
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): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)