- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- DJ Shabazz, American
- Grand Puba Maxwell, born 1966
- Dixon, Todd
- Barron, Don
- Masters of Ceremony, American, 1985 - 1988
- Gucci, Italian, founded 1921
- Date
- 1985-1986
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 17 7/8 in. (30.6 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the rap group Masters of Ceremony.
- The group is pictured standing in front of a white wall and doorway. From left to right: DJ Shabazz, Grand Puba Maxwell, Dr. Who (Tod Dixon), and Don Barron. Maxwell and Barron are in the foreground, with Shabazz and Dixon behind them. Shabazz wears a knit sweater, Maxwell wears a zipped leather jacket, with the Gucci logo repeated down the center placket and holds a matching Gucci baseball cap by his proper left pointer finger. Dixon wears a dark colored newsboy cap and a dark jacket. Barron wears a Gucci baseball cap, identical to the one held by Maxwell, along with a leather bomber jacket with a large patch on the proper left chest reading [Trooper / Classic]. All four men look directly at the camera. A plain white wall is in the background, with a doorway opening into a dark interior on the left side.
- On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Masters of Ceremony: DJ Shabazz, Grand Puba Maxwell, Dr. Who, Don Barron / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
- Place depicted
- New Rochelle, Westchester 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
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




