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Photograph of Grandmaster Flash at the Chrysler Building, NYC

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Al Pereira, American, born 1963

    Subject of

    Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958

    Printed by

    Bill Adler, American, born 1951

    Description

    A black-and-white photograph of Grandmaster Flash pointing at the Chrysler Building. Flash wears a white t-shirt, white hat, and dark jeans. He looks at the camera and raises his right hand to point at the Chrysler building in the background. His left hand rest on a balcony railing. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    August 27, 1991; printed 2003

    Object number

    2015.132.280

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Al Pereira
    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 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 13 × 8 11/16 in. (33 × 22.1 cm)

    Place captured

    New York City, New York, 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
    Architecture
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    Urban life

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51d8617b8-07bd-4610-8712-67eb9a816aba

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.132.280

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