Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
La Rock, Coke, American, born 1955
1520 Sedgwick Avenue, American, founded 1967
Owned by
DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
Date
1976
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (8.9 × 6.7 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 × 3 7/8 in. (10.2 × 9.8 cm)
Description
A color Polaroid of Coke La Rock owned by DJ Kool Herc. The image depicts La Rock inside apartment 2A of the Bronx apartment complex at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. La Rock is captured from the knees up, standing in front of a filled bookshelf. He is wearing a grey winter trench coat over dark pants and a layered fit of a white shirt, a beige sweater with the collar over the trench coat and a red V-neck garment. La Rock has black frame glasses, two necklaces with one significantly larger than the other, and his hands are in the pockets of the coat. The image is printed on semi-gloss double photographic paper.
Place captured
Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
instant camera photographs
Topic
DJs (Musicians)
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.73.8
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5084a7e81-0102-49ac-be61-fa7a9ec2348f

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