DJ Divine & Spyder D, WBAU: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of DJ Divine & Spyder D at WBAU Radio at Adelphi University.

The two are pictured in front of a wall of sound and recording equipment. Both men are turned towards each other, clasping their proper right hands together in the center, their faces turned towards the camera. Divine is on the left side, wearing a dark leather jacket. His proper left hand is raised in a fist above his handhold with Spyder D. Spyder wears a dark pea coat over a lighter color hoodie and a bucket hat, his left hand down at his side. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: DJ Divine & Spyder D, WBAU / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1980s
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: D.J. Divine, Jamaican
• Subject of: Spyder D, American
• Subject of: WBAU, American, 1972 - 1995
• Subject of: Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (21.9 × 32.3 cm)
• Place captured: Garden City, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Radio
• Object number: 2015.132.29
• 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.