D.M.C. - Hollis, Queens '87: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels) riding in an ice cream truck in Hollis, Queens. McDaniels is pictured crouching in the open doorway of the truck, wearing a white paper hat and white jacket over an Adidas track jacket. He also wears sunglasses and white Adidas shoes. He is smiling and holding a cigarette in his left hand. Just below the image is a handwritten inscription reading [D.M.C. - HOLLIS, QUEENS '87] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
• Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
• Place captured: Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Cooking and dining
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2015.132.338
• 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.