Photograph by
Powell, Ricky, American, 1961 - 2021
Subject of
KRS-One, American, born 1965
Boogie Down Productions, American, 1985 - 1992
Columbia University, American, founded 1754
Date
1989; printed 2003
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 15 × 18 1/4 in. (38.1 × 46.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 10 3/8 × 14 in. (26.4 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A color photograph of KRS-One performing at Columbia University.
KRS-One is pictured standing on stage on the right side of the image, facing towards the audience. He wears a New York Yankees jersey under a white jacket with red, yellow, and green stripes at the shoulders and a matching baseball cap. In his proper right hand, he holds a microphone out towards the crowd. The audience is on the left side of the image facing the stage. The front line of the audience is composed of young men wearing black Boogie Down Productions t-shirts with large pink letters reading [BDP]. Their arms are held out at their sides as though they're holding the crowd back from the stage. Along the bottom of the print is a handwritten inscription [KRS-ONE LIVE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY '89] with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03].
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.356
Restrictions & Rights
© Ricky Powell
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a731721-ca99-4155-b795-13ca2a5ffec9

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