Photograph by
Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
Subject of
Mack, Craig, American, born 1971
Daddy's House Recording Studio, American
Duke University, American, founded 1838
Date
1993
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 11 × 10 3/4 in. (27.9 × 27.3 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Craig Mack.
He is wearing a grey and blue Duke Blue Devils shirt and a necklace. He has large headphones on and there is a silver microphone near his face. He eyes are closed and his mouth is wide open, mid-song. There is a light shining behind him.
There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the bottom. There is a partial thin black border around the image. It is on the bottom and on the proper right side. There is a small, yellowing tear at the top from where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are tears at the top from where tape used to be and there is a piece of tape on either side near the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
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
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.77
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Benabib
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511b0c749-1938-4ea9-bf93-911de3d29f2f

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