Photograph by
Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
Subject of
Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
Date
September 1988; printed 1990s
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 15 3/16 in. (31.6 × 38.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
Description
A color digital print photograph of Public Enemy. The photograph features, from left to right, S1W, Professor Griff, Terminator X, and Chuck D. S1W are dressed in black fatigues and black berets, and stand in front of a wall with graffiti that reads: [Don't Beleeve (sic) The Hype]. Professor Griff, wearing black fatigues and a red beret, and Terminator X, wearing a Boston Celtics sweat suit, stand in front of S1W. Chuck D stands in the foreground of the photograph wearing an Oakland Raiders jacket. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5875].
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Entertainers
Hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
Object number
2016.77.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5daa37d62-15ba-4ecf-b75c-7f7e1866b48a

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