Photograph by
Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
Subject of
Pete Rock, American, born 1970
C.L. Smooth, American, born 1968
Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
Date
1992
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (28 × 43.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 13 1/16 in. (22 × 33.1 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth.
C.L. Smooth is on the proper right side. He is wearing a grey shirt, a green camouflage jacket, and a grey and red Chicago Bulls baseball cap. He has a beard and mustache, a ring on his proper right pinky, and is holding a brown paper bag in his right hand. Pete Rock is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black hoodie with orange and blue letters, a light denim jacket, and a baseball cap. He has a mustache and his hands are in his pockets. They are standing in front of store front with the metal door pulled down. There is graffiti on the door.
There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There is a section at the top where the paper has worn away and has become see-through. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically down the left side in blue ink.
Place captured
Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.107
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Benabib
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5356e0ab3-5657-46fa-b350-d5eb9265ebf8

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