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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce693878-9813-49b7-9cce-25c07d7497fd

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