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Chromogenic print of Run-DMC in neon tracksuits

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Ernie Paniccioli, American, born 1947

    Subject of

    Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
    Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
    Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
    Rev. Run, American, born 1964

    Description

    A color photograph of the members of Run-DMC wearing colorful track suits.
    The image depicts Run-DMC, (left to right) Jam Master Jay, DMC, and Run, in front of an interior window. Jay is sitting on the windowsill, his arm around DMC. He is looking at the camera and smiling widely. He wears a neon pink track suit with wide bands of purple at the shoulders and elbows and collar. The jacket is unzipped so that a black t-shirt and large gold helix chain necklace with a large medallion of a shoe are visible. DMC stands with his arms down in front of his body. He wears a black brimmed hat, black sunglasses, a black t-shirt, black pants, a gold watch on each wrist, and large gold rings on each hand. Next to him stands Run, with his proper right hand on the windowsill and his proper left hand in his pocket. He wears a pink neon tracksuit with an orange band across the chest and orange around the collar. The collar is open partially, with a white t-shirt and large gold chain visible underneath. Both DMC and Run look away from the camera and are not smiling. The window frames and walls in the background are white. The view outside the window is not in focus, but a black column is visible in the middle.
    The print is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner of the image. There are no inscriptions on the back.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    ca. 1989

    Object number

    2015.132.260

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Ernie Paniccioli
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    chromogenic color prints
    portraits

    Medium

    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
    H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (26.7 × 31.8 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Fashion
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    Rappers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b49a4bf8-2983-40c8-87e1-36aa148af340

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.132.260

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