<I>Flavor Flav at the 'Tougher Than Leather' premiere, Oct. '88</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 1988; printed 2003
name: label: Photograph by
content: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Flavor Flav greeting fans at the premier of the film Tougher Than Leather.
label: Description
content: Flava Flav is pictured standing on the left side of the image. His back is to the camera and his face is turned to the right side. He is wearing a red, white, and black jacket and red sunglasses. Across from him is a crowd of people behind a barrier. Several individuals have their hands outstretched towards Flavor Flav. Beneath the image is a handwritten inscription reading ["FLAVA FLAVE" AT THE "TOUGHER THAN LEATHER" PREMIER / OCT. '88 "YEAH, BOYEEE!!!"] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hair
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: 2015.132.341
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): 15 5/8 × 19 7/8 in. (39.7 × 50.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 5/8 × 14 in. (24.4 × 35.6 cm)