Birth certificate for Richard Walters (Slick Rick): Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A birth certificate for Richard Walters (Slick Rick) dated January 19, 1965. The certificate is oriented horizontally with red ink printed on a white background. The registration fields are filled out with handwritten black ink: "478 / Fourteenth / January / 1965 / Wilson / Hosptial / [illegible] / Ricky / Martin / Lloyd / Boy / Mellton / Lloyd / Walters / Veronica / [illegible] / Walters / formerly / Hyman / of 3 Durnsford / Court / Wimbledon / [illegible] 9 / Metal / trimmer / (foundry). / V. L. Walters / Mother / 3 Durnsford / Court/ [illegible] 9 / Nineteenth / January / 1965 / Moleman / Deputy."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 19, 1965
• Issued by: General Register Office, British
• Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
• Type: birth records
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 3/8 × 13 7/8 in. (16.2 × 35.2 cm)
• Place made: Merton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Immigration
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.203.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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