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Public Enemy

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013

    Subject of

    Public Enemy, American, founded 1982

    Description

    A color digital print photograph of Public Enemy. The photograph features, from left to right, S1W, Professor Griff, Terminator X, and Chuck D. S1W are dressed in black fatigues and black berets, and stand in front of a wall with graffiti that reads: [Don't Beleeve (sic) The Hype]. Professor Griff, wearing black fatigues and a red beret, and Terminator X, wearing a Boston Celtics sweat suit, stand in front of S1W. Chuck D stands in the foreground of the photograph wearing an Oakland Raiders jacket. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5875].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives

    Date

    September 1988; printed 1990s

    Object number

    2016.77.10

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    inkjet prints

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 15 3/16 in. (31.6 × 38.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5daa37d62-15ba-4ecf-b75c-7f7e1866b48a

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.77.10

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