- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- Fab 5 Freddy, American, born 1959
- Shocklee, Hank, American
- Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Date
- February 1987
- 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 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.8 × 32.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Fab 5 Freddy and Hank Shocklee.
- Fab 5 Freddy and Hank Shocklee are standing in the center image beneath scaffolding covered in Public Enemy posters. Freddy is on the left. He wears a brimmed hat and a black and white houndstooth jacket with a black fur trim. Shocklee is on the right in a dark colored coat and glasses. The two men grip each other's hands while looking in the camera. They are standing under a billboard with several "Public Enemy" posters. The two stand amid sidewalk scaffolding, above them the wood clad side of the scaffold has been covered in a row of six identical black and white posters for the Public Enemy album "Yo! Bum Rush The Show." The posters feature the Public Enemy logo of a figure inside a target scope. On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler reading [Fab 5 Freddy & Hank Shocklee by Harry Allen]. There is a second inscription by a different hand in graphite reading [FAB HANK / Bill / 3A].
- 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
- Actors
- Advertising
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




