Photograph by
Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
Subject of
D.J. Divine, Jamaican
Spyder D, American
WBAU, American, 1972 - 1995
Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
Date
early 1980s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (21.9 × 32.3 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of DJ Divine & Spyder D at WBAU Radio at Adelphi University.
The two are pictured in front of a wall of sound and recording equipment. Both men are turned towards each other, clasping their proper right hands together in the center, their faces turned towards the camera. Divine is on the left side, wearing a dark leather jacket. His proper left hand is raised in a fist above his handhold with Spyder D. Spyder wears a dark pea coat over a lighter color hoodie and a bucket hat, his left hand down at his side. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: DJ Divine & Spyder D, WBAU / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Place captured
Garden City, Nassau County, 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
Education
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Radio
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.29
Restrictions & Rights
© Harry Allen
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58dd414da-f78a-4d3b-ad42-0ff4294afd1e

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