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  • Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
    Subject of
    Simmons, Russell Wendell, American, born 1957
    Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
    Sia, Beau, American, born 1976
    Ice, Black, American
    Chin, Staceyann, American, born 1972
    Colman, Steve, American
    Del Valle, Mayda, American, born 1978
    Me, Georgia, American
    Hammad, Suheir, Jordanian American, born 1973
    Poetri, American, born 1974
    Lemon, American, born 1975
    Date
    2002
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. White background with yellow box at top, gray box below with large white circle center, title over the top in black. [PLAYBILL/LONGACRE THEATRE/DEF/POETRY/JAM/ON/BROADWAY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcription Available
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Movement
    Nuyorican Movement
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Broadway Theatre
    Hip hop (Music)
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515f2d3dc-172d-48b6-83f8-8d20134623aa
  • Photograph of Run-D.M.C. on the rooftop of Russell Simmons's apartment

    Photograph by
    Powell, Ricky, American, born 1961
    Subject of
    Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
    Rev. Run, American, born 1964
    McDaniels, Darryl Matthews, American, born 1964
    Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
    Simmons, Russell Wendell, American, born 1957
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925
    Date
    ca. 1990; printed 2004
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    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 captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    chromogenic color prints
    Topic
    Fashion
    Hip hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.132.368
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ricky Powell
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd547f2a626-863e-4898-b489-0b5f538276f2
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