Photograph of Run-D.M.C. on the rooftop of Russell Simmons's apartment
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1990; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: New York Giants, American, founded 1925
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Run-D.M.C. on the rooftop veranda of Russell Simmons's apt. on E.4th St. The trio is pictured leaning against the white railing with a view of the city behind them. Jam Master Jay, at left, wears light-colored denim pants and shirt, a heavy gold chain with a large medallion, and a red and blue New York Giants stocking cap. D.M.C., center, wears a black hat, sunglasses, and turtle neck, with a necklace with a medallion in the shape of a head. Run (Russell Simmons), to the right, wears a black sweatshirt and a blue New York Giants baseball cap. The photograph is signed by the photographer beneath the image at the bottom left corner [Ricky Powell '04]. There are no inscriptions on the back.
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: Fashion
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: 2015.132.368
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ricky Powell
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)