Photographic print of Just-Ice on the roof of Sleeping Bag Records, NYC
date: label: Date
content: August 9, 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Just-Ice, American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: Sleeping Bag Records, American, founded 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Just-Ice on the roof of Sleeping Bag Records in New York City.
label: Description
content: Just-Ice is pictured center frame, sitting on the ledge of the rooftop, the city skyline behind him. He is leaning forward, his proper right hand raised near his face to display a large knuckle ring with the letters [MR JUSTICE], his lips bared to display jeweled fronts on both his top and bottom teeth. There are large rings on every finger of his proper left hand, which rests on his right leg. He is wearing a Nike sweatshirt and sweatpants, a knit cap, and a necklace with a round medallion.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print are two inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
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: Gesture
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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: 2015.132.286
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 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)