Photographic print of Afrika Bambaataa, NYC, April 1994
date: label: Date
content: April 1994
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Afrika Bambaataa.
label: Description
content: He is wearing a dark t-shirt, a black jacket with a patch that reads [ZULU / NATION], a black hat, sunglasses, and several necklaces including one that reads [ZULU / NATION]. He has long braids and a goatee. His proper right arm is bent and is behind his body. His hand is in a fist. His proper left arm is out in front of him. His hand is in the foreground and is somewhat out of focus. His pointer finger and pinky are sticking out and his thumb is on top of his two middle fingers. He is standing in front of a light-colored fabric backdrop.
label: Description
content: On the back of the photograph is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subject 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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.132.265
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 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 1/16 × 9 3/8 in. (33.1 × 23.8 cm)