<I>Keith Shocklee at Hofstra U.</I>
date: label: Date
content: early 1980s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: Keith Shocklee, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Hofstra University, American, founded 1935
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Keith Shocklee DJing at Hofstra University.
label: Description
content: Shocklee is pictured in the center of the image, standing behind a wooden DJ Booth. He wears headphones over his ears, several necklaces and a dark colored t-shirt with a graphic reading [Beat / Street]. The booth is set in front of a wood paneled wall and has a large sign across the front reading [SPECTRUM] in white graphic text against a black background. A stack of music equipment is just behind his proper left shoulder.
label: Description
content: On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler reading [Keith Shocklee at Hofstra U., by Harry Allen].
place: label: Place captured
content: Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
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: 2015.132.43
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Harry Allen
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): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.8 × 32.8 cm)