Photograph of MC Lyte on Manhattan's Lower East Side
- Photograph by
- Pereira, Al, American, born 1963
- Subject of
- MC Lyte, American, born 1971
- Printed by
- Adler, Bill, American, born 1951
- Date
- August 6, 1991; printed 2003
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 9 9/16 in. (33 × 24.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of MC Lyte outside in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Lyte wears a white tee shirt and dark-colored hat and is leaning with both elbows on a metal railing. She looks away from the camera. On the back of the photograph are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, location, and date.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.322
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Al Pereira
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.