Photographic print of Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Percy Sutton, Jam Master Jay
date: label: Date
content: 1986
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Lyor Cohen, Israeli American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Andre Harrell, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
label: Subject of
content: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
label: Subject of
content: 107.5 FM (WBLS), American, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: Rush Communications, American, founded 1983
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Percy Sutton, Jam Master Jay outside the Apollo Theater.
label: Description
content: The four are standing in front of a marquee. There is a neon sign that reads [APOLLO]. The lights are not on. Below, black letters were placed on the marquee. They read [RUSH PRODUCTIONS WBLS 107.5 / PRESENTS / DEF JAM SERIES]. There are rows of light bulbs underneath the sign. There is a no parking sign on the proper right side.
label: Description
content: Lyor Cohen is on the proper right side. He has curly hair, a dark colored shirt, and a dark suit jacket. Andre Harrell is to his left. He is wearing large round glasses, a striped shirt, a tie, a vest, and a dark suit jacket. Percy Sutton is to his left. He is balding and has a goatee. He is wearing a white collared shirt and a dark suit jacket. He is wearing a dark tie with thin white diagonal lines. The tie is safety-pinned to the collar. Jam Master Jay is to his left. His right hand is on Percy's shoulder. He is wearing a black hat and a black jacket. The jacket has pockets on either side. The word [JAY] is stitched vertically on the proper right side of the jacket. There is an image on the proper left side that appears to be a perfume bottle. He has a goatee and long sideburns.
label: Description
content: The photographer's signature is in black ink under the image on the proper left side. Inscriptions on the back, handwritten by Bill Adler, identify the photographer, subjects, date, and location.
place: label: Place captured
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
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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: 2015.132.170
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Kwame Brathwaite
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 13/16 × 14 in. (27.4 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 13 9/16 in. (24.1 × 34.5 cm)