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  • Photograph of Fab 5 Freddy in NYC

    Photograph of Fab 5 Freddy in NYC

    Photograph by
    Leone, Lisa, American, born 1966
    Subject of
    Fab 5 Freddy, American, born 1959
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 11 × 7 15/16 in. (27.9 × 20.2 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    early 1990s
    Description
    A black and white portrait photograph of Fab 5 Freddy.
    He is turned towards the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a straw brimmed hat with a black ribbon around it. He is also wearing a button down short-sleeve shirt and a chain bracelet on his right wrist. He has a pair of glasses and a mustache. He right arm is raised in front of his face and he appears to be holding onto his tongue with his right hand.
    The image has an even white border around it. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears are the top where pieces of tape used to be, and a few tiny pieces of the white tape remain.There is an inscription and a signature on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Hip hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.132.242
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Lisa Leone
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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