Afrika Bambaataa: Museum Object and Cultural History
Afrika Bambaataa: Date: 1985-2003. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Afrika Bambaataa. He is posed against a blue background and wears sunglasses, a striped hat, and a black and red jacket with an emblem of the continent of Africa on his right side and his name on the left. He also wears his many layered necklaces with round medallions. The artist's signature is etched in the bottom left corner of the image. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1985-2003
- Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
- Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
- Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 1/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.9 × 27.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2015.132.332
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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