Photograph by
Beckman, Janette, English, born 1950
Subject of
2 Live Crew, American, 1985 - 2014
Campbell, Luther Roderick, American, born 1960
Mr. Mixx, American
Fresh Kid Ice, Trinidadian, born 1964
Brother Marquis, American
Date
1990
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.132.64.1 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
H x W (2015.132.64.1 Image): 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30.5 cm)
H x W (2015.132.64.2 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
H x W (2015.132.64.2 Image): 9 5/8 × 12 in. (24.5 × 30.5 cm)
H x W (2015.132.64.3): 9 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (23.2 × 30.2 cm)
Description
Three identical color photographs of the hip hop group 2 Live Crew, from a photo shoot for their album Banned in the USA. The four members of the group are posing sideways, in front of an American flag, with their proper right hands raised in a salute. Standing from left to right are 2 Live Crew members Luther Campbell, Fresh Kid-Ice, Brother Marquis, and Mr. Mixx. Luther Campbell and Brother Marquis are wearing identical tee-shirts with an illustration on the front of man’s head with his mouth covered by a white gloved hand with a partial red, white and blue sleeve with white stars. Above and below the illustration is the text [CENSORSHIP / IS / AMERICAN]. Fresh Kid-Ice and Mr. Mixx are also wearing identical tee-shirts that depicts an illustration of an American flag with the text [BANNED / IN THE / USA] printed in black in over the flag.
2015.132.64.1 and 2015.132.64.2 are printed on Kodak Professional Endura Paper; 2015.132.64.3 is printed on Kodak Royal Paper. On the back on 2015.132.64.1 is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name. The other two prints have no inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Advertising
Gesture
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.64.1-.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Janette Beckman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f2024cbd-4535-47a0-9430-1abc67a1adc2

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