- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- Cowboy, American, 1960 - 1989
- Ray, Lisa
- Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1989
- The Ritz, American, 1980 - early 1990s
- Date
- early 1980s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 × 17 15/16 in. (30.5 × 45.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cowboy with his girlfriend Lisa Ray, captured backstage at The Ritz in New York City.
- The couple is pictured in the center of the image, with Cowboy on the left with his arm around Ray. He wears a puffy winter coat over a sweater with a striped hat. His proper left arm is around Ray's shoulders and his proper right holds a small leather bag at his side. Ray wears a wool coat with diagonal stripes over a light colored shirt. She holds a pair of light colored knit gloves in her proper left hand; her other arm is around Cowboy. There are a few other individuals partially visible in the dark background. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Cowboy, of the Furious 5, and Lisa Ray, his girlfriend, offstage at The Ritz, NYC / Photographer: Harry Allen].
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




