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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
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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
- 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.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- 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.