Cowboy, of the Furious 5, and Lisa Ray, his girlfriend, offstage at The Ritz, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Cowboy with his girlfriend Lisa Ray, captured backstage at The Ritz in New York City.

The couple is pictured in the center of the image, with Cowboy on the left with his arm around Ray. He wears a puffy winter coat over a sweater with a striped hat. His proper left arm is around Ray's shoulders and his proper right holds a small leather bag at his side. Ray wears a wool coat with diagonal stripes over a light colored shirt. She holds a pair of light colored knit gloves in her proper left hand; her other arm is around Cowboy. There are a few other individuals partially visible in the dark background. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Cowboy, of the Furious 5, and Lisa Ray, his girlfriend, offstage at The Ritz, NYC / Photographer: Harry Allen].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1980s
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Cowboy, American, 1960 - 1989
• Subject of: Lisa Ray
• Subject of: Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1989
• Subject of: The Ritz, American, 1980 - early 1990s
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 × 17 15/16 in. (30.5 × 45.5 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.26
• 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.