Photograph of Spike Lee directing Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" video
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Spike Lee, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
label: Subject of
content: New York Knicks, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Spike Lee in front of a portrait of Malcolm X.
label: Description
content: He wears a white t-shirt with red text reading "Fight the Power" over a black long sleeve shirt and a blue New York Knicks baseball cap. Around his neck is a necklace with a large, round medallion. At the center of the medallion is the Public Enemy logo depicting a crosshair target the figure of a man in the center . His right leg is bent and resting on an unseen object. His proper right elbow is resting on his right leg and his left hand is holding on to an orange and white megaphone. Behind him is a large black and white image of Malcolm X.
label: Description
content: On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler, handwritten in blue ink reading [Spike Lee, Brklyn (sic), 1989 / By Michael Benabib].
place: label: Place captured
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: 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: 2015.132.127
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): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (33.1 × 24 cm)