Photograph of Slick Rick giving a speech to members of the Youth Community
- Photograph by
- Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 8 1/8 × 12 in. (20.7 × 30.5 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Slick Rick speaking to a large group of teenagers in Mount Vernon, New York.
- The group is pictured inside of a recording studio, where Rick is on the left side of the image, facing the group of kids, and gesturing towards the mixing board in the left foreground. He wears a white hat, a green cardigan over a white t-shirt, and stacks of elaborate gold necklaces, rings, and bracelets. A group of nearly two dozen teenagers stand facing him, with one boy seated in a chair and holding crutches.
- There is a white margin around the image and an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically down the left side of the verso in blue ink: [Slick Rick, Mt. Verson, N.Y., '93, By Michael Benabib].
- 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
- Children
- Communication
- Gesture
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.122
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.