Chuckie Dee Catching a Catnap with D.J. Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) in the background: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Chuckie Dee and D.J. Mellow Dee.

Chuckie Dee is sitting in the foreground on top of a small stage. He wears a puffy winter jacket with the hood pulled up and tight around his face. He also has jeans and black gloves. His eyes are closed. A set of neatly wrapped cords are on the stage to the right. D.J. Mellow Dee is on the left side of the image, sitting on the side of the stage and facing left. He wears a baseball cap, a long-sleeve plaid shirt, and jeans. His hands are loosely held together in his lap and he is leaning forward with his elbows resting on his thighs. His face is turned slightly towards the camera. There are large speaker or other equipment cases along the back edge of the stage with [SPECTRUM] printed in white. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Chuckie Dee Catching a Catnap with D.J. Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) in the background / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1980s
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Chuck D, American, born 1960
• Subject of: Terminator X, American, born 1966
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 5/16 × 9 9/16 in. (16.1 × 24.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.25
• 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.