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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53759bcee-ce17-4044-a37d-39e3ae80d101

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