Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Date
1985; printed 2021
Medium
pigment-based ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts a group of eleven members of the TML Breakers, ranging in age. They are posed in various hip hop stances around a boom box, with seven standing behind it on a platform. They are all dressed in hip hop fashion, wearing sweaters, vests, and leather jackets with low-top sneakers with fat laces. For accessories, they have hats, jewelry, and Cazal-like glasses.
There are three TML Breakers custom garments being showcased by the members: a red crewneck on the left with white printed [T.M.L. / (silhouette of a pose) / BREAKERS], a denim jacket painted with [LiL / STEVE] held at the center by a young child wearing a large [FRESH] necklace, and a second denim jacket painted with [TML] on the right. The background is a graffitied wall.
There no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
Place depicted
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Topic
Break dancing
Communities
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Photography
Urban life
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2021.63.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59fc3b77d-2578-447b-bbb4-78dca5506b69

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