Photograph by
Pereira, Al, American, born 1963
Subject of
Base, Rob, American, born 1967
Date
January 3, 1989
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 13 in. (21.7 × 33 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Rob Base captured on Stuart Street in Brooklyn.
Base is captured in the center of the image, from the waist up, against a plain white interior wall. He is wearing a sweatshirt that reads [ROB BASE & D.J. E-Z Rock / It Takes Two] with a picture of Base with E-Z Rock in the center. He also wears a twisted gold chain with a Mercedes logo medallion. He looks straight at the camera and is posed with both hands raised in fists at shoulder height. He has a square shaped ring on his proper right hand and an oversized circular ring on his proper left hand. There are shadows on the wall behind him and to the left the edges of several picture frames and a lamp is visible. To the right is a potted vine growing over a ring form. The verso has an inscription by Bill Adler reading [Rob Base by Al Pereira, Stuart Street, Brklyn 1-3-89].
Place captured
Brooklyn, 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
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
2015.132.307
Restrictions & Rights
© Al Pereira
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572d4a029-353f-40a7-ac60-949e4f01116e

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