- Photograph by
- Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
- 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
- Date
- ca. 1993
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (28 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 10 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (27.3 × 32.6 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Run-DMC-JMJ.
- Run is on the proper right side. He is wearing a dark grey coat and sunglasses. He has a mustache and his proper right arm is reaching out. His hand is in the foreground. DMC is behind him and in the center. He is wearing a black shirt and coat and a ring on his proper left hand. He is winking with his right eye and has a goatee. His hands are raised in front of his chest. JMJ is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black coat and a black hat and has a watch or bracelet on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee and his left hand is reaching out. It is in the foreground. There are white walls and a white ceiling in the background. The photograph was taken from a slightly lower angle, looking up at them.
- There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. It is signed vertically up the proper left side of the image in black ink. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are several tears at the top from where tape used to be, and there are also several pieces of tape at the top. There is a small number "15" handwritten sideways in black ink in the bottom left corner. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler.
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Gesture
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.113
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.