Chuck D: Museum Object and Cultural History
Chuck D: Photograph by: Keith Major, American, born 1962. Subject of: Chuck D, American, born 1960. Type: chromogenic color prints.
The object in the museum catalogue
Chuck D is standing in front of a brown wall. His proper right leg is bent forward and his foot is resting on the wall. His left foot is down on the ground. The ground is dark grey and is covered with dirt, rocks, leaves, and twigs. He is wearing a black shirt, a black leather jacket, blue jeans, and tan shoes. He is also wearing an earring in his proper left ear and a New York Rangers cap. He has a goatee and is not smiling. He is standing towards the proper right side of the image.
The back of the photograph has a handwritten inscription [KEITH MAJOR].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Photograph by: Keith Major, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Chuck D, American, born 1960
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 10 1/16 in. (30.6 × 25.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.246
- 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: © Keith Major Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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