D.J. Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) gets Swivvy (1 of 2): Museum Object and Cultural History
D.J. Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) gets Swivvy (1 of 2): Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Terminator X, American, born 1966.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of DJ Mellow Dee (later known as Terminator X) performing. Dee stands behind two turntables wearing a Puma shirt. His right hand is on a record on the turntable deck and his left hand is on the mixer. He is looking right at the camera and wears a pair of headphones though his left ear is not covered by them. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: DJ Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) Gets Swivvy (1 of 2) / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: early 1980s
- Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Terminator X, American, born 1966
- Subject of: PUMA, German, founded 1948
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 9/16 × 13 15/16 in. (26.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2015.132.30
- 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: © Harry Allen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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