- Photograph by
- Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
- Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- New York Police Department, American, founded 1845
- Date
- May 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 7/16 × 11 in. (41.8 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 9 5/16 in. (33 × 23.7 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Flavor Flav.
- He is wearing a red jacket, a red and white sideways baseball cap, and red sunglasses. He is also wearing red gloves, earrings, and has a watch on his proper right wrist. He is sitting in the driver's seat of a white police car. His proper right hand is on the steering wheel and his left hand, which is out of focus, is sticking out of the window and pointing up. There is a decal on the driver's side door which reads [POLICE / DEPARTMENT / CITY OF NEW YORK] with a logo. There are red lights on top of the car.
- There is a white border around the image. It is thinnest on the two sides, thicker on the top, and thickest on the bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated in diagonal lines. There are two pieces of tape at the top, one on either side, with a yellow post-it note underneath each of them. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
- Place captured
- Long Beach, Nassau County, 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
- Gesture
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.87
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




