- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- Doctor Dré, American, born 1963
- Rev. Run, American, born 1964
- Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
- McDaniels, Darryl Matthews, American, born 1964
- Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- WBAU, American, 1972 - 1995
- Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
- Date
- July 1983
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with cardboard and Fome-Cor (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 30 1/16 × 40 1/16 × 1/4 in. (76.4 × 101.8 × 0.7 cm)
- H x W (Image): 22 1/2 × 33 15/16 in. (57.2 × 86.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Run-DMC with Doctor Dré in the hallway outside WBAU radio at Adelphi University.
- The four men are pictured standing in the hallway in front of a light colored wall with two dark colord doors. From left to right is: Doctor Dré, Jam Master Jay, DMC, and Run. Dré wears a white football jersey reading [WESTBURY] across the chest and a dark baseball cap reading [The Concept] in a script font. His arms are folded across his chest. Jay stands in front of Dré, his face and body turned to the left to look back towards the camera. He wears a black brimmed hat and a jacket with a suede-like texture. DMC stands against the wall between Doctor Dré and Run. He wears a black brimmed hat with a black leather jacket over a light colored shirt and glasses. He is leaning forward slightly, with his proper left hand at his hip, his four fingers splayed wide. Run is on the far right, standing in front of a dark colored closed doorway. He wears a black brimmed hat
- and a New Balance zip up jacket over a black hoodie. He stands with his arms crossed in front of him, his proper left hand raised to point at DMC. On the back is a handwritten inscription reading [By Harry Allen, Run-DMC + Doctor Dré, July 1983].
- Place captured
- Garden City, Nassau 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
- Education
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Radio
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




