Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
Leonard, Chuck, American, 1937 - 2004
Stardust Ballroom, American
Date
ca. 1984
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (9.5 × 7.3 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.3 cm)
Description
This is a color Polaroid depicting DJ Kool Herc (left) and Chuck Leonard, WLBS radio announcer, (right) at the Stardust Ballroom in the Bronx, NY. Both men are captured full-length, posed in front of curtains with a gold and red pattern design. Kool Herc is wearing his outfit from Beat Street, an all denim ensemble consisting of a jacket and jeans with brown fringe along the edges and with his thumbs in his pockets complete with a black felt Stetson. He is accessorized with sunglasses and brown shoes. Leonard wears a red-and-white horizontal striped, long-sleeve shirt with black cuffs, black pants, and black shoes. He has on a chain necklace, a watch on his left wrist, and a ring in his left ring finger.
Place captured
Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
group portraits
instant camera photographs
Topic
DJs (Musicians)
Hip-hop (Music)
Nightlife
Photography
Radio
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.73.4.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7e74554-c249-4c36-a5b0-e4670237819d

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