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Photograph of DMC and Run backstage during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilio

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Raymond Boyd, American, born 1958

    Subject of

    Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
    Bill Adler, American, born 1951
    Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
    Rev. Run, American, born 1964

    Description

    A black and white photograph of DMC and Run reading Rock and Soul Magazine backstage at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. DMC wears a leather jacket and holds the magazine; Run wears an argyle sweater with his hands in his pockets. Both wear dark-colored fedoras. On the back of the photograph is the subject and photographer's name written by Bill Adler.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    August 1984; printed later

    Object number

    2015.132.166

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Raymond Boyd
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.8 cm)
    H x W (Image): 13 × 8 3/4 in. (33 × 22.2 cm)

    Place captured

    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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
    Education
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Mass media
    Musicians
    Photography
    Rappers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a075602-f2f9-4c0d-9cfe-9deae5f22a0d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.132.166

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