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Inkjet print of Rammellzee at the Gettovetts album photo shoot

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    George DuBose, American, born 1951

    Subject of

    Rammellzee, American, 1960 - 2010
    Gettovetts, American, 1988 - 1988

    Description

    A color photographic print of the musician and artist Rammellzee. Pictured from the chest up Rammellzee wears a grey and black striped sweater under multiple layered jackets, one of leopard print fur. There are multiple silver chain necklaces with silver pendants around his neck along with a black bolo tie with silver ram's head clasp. He wears a pair of white futuristic goggles on his eyes, with another pair in red right above across his forehead, a yellow pair above that and another red pair on the top of his head, over a black fur hat. He is looking at the camera, posed in front of a white background. Under the image are two handwritten inscriptions in black ink: [Ramm - ell - zee] is at the bottom left corner and the photographer's signature [© George DuBose] is at the bottom right. There are no inscriptions on the back.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1988

    Object number

    2015.132.216

    Restrictions & Rights

    © George DuBose
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    portraits
    inkjet prints

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 17 3/4 × 11 15/16 in. (45.1 × 30.4 cm)
    H x W (Image): 10 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (26.1 × 25.5 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
    Art
    Fashion
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5010234fc-2213-4ebb-b5f7-c796713f9bac

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.132.216

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