Adelphi Photo Dept. Student Work: One of the Classy 3 M.C.'s: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of a young woman, identified as "one of the classy 3 M.C.'s."

She stands in the center of the image, visible from the shoulders up, against a light background. She wears a leather jacket with faux fur collar over a white button down shirt with dark colored necktie. Several necklaces are layered on top of the necktie. One necklace reads [LO / VE] and another reads [Kareem]. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Adelphi Photo Dept. Student Work: One of the Classy 3 M.C.'s / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1982
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.8 × 32.8 cm)
• Place captured: Garden City, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.48
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Harry Allen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.