Photograph by
Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
Subject of
Kid Freeze, American
Lucky Strike, American
Date
1998; printed 2021
Medium
pigment-based ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts Kid Freeze of the b-boy group Dynamic Rockers and Lucky of the hip hop group Zulu Nation breakdancing on a sidewalk. Both men are dressed in hip hop fashion with jeans and a denim jacket, low-top sneakers with fat laces, and jewelry. Lucky is on the right, wearing a hat with [LUCKY] on it and Cazal-like glasses. He is crouched with his proper left hand leaning on a boom box and his proper right hand is pointing at Kid Freeze. Kid Freeze is on the left, head spinning on a piece of cardboard. In motion, his face is turned from the camera. The background is a graffitied brick wall spray painted in red, blue, yellow and black.
There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
portraits
Topic
Art
Break dancing
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Photography
Urban life
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
2021.63.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Jamel Shabazz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8a5e23f-bb73-42c2-9a39-cac3c016c55a

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