Photograph of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Mt. Vernon, NY
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Pete Rock, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: C.L. Smooth, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth.
label: Description
content: C.L. Smooth is on the proper right side. He is wearing a grey shirt, a green camouflage jacket, and a grey and red Chicago Bulls baseball cap. He has a beard and mustache, a ring on his proper right pinky, and is holding a brown paper bag in his right hand. Pete Rock is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black hoodie with orange and blue letters, a light denim jacket, and a baseball cap. He has a mustache and his hands are in his pockets. They are standing in front of store front with the metal door pulled down. There is graffiti on the door.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There is a section at the top where the paper has worn away and has become see-through. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically down the left side in blue ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 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)
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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: 2015.132.107
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 1/16 in. (28 × 43.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 13 1/16 in. (22 × 33.1 cm)