Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, Feelin' It: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde performing for an audience.

Both performers are pictured on the left side of the image, standing on a stage in front of an audience. The camera is to the side and mostly behind them, capturing them in profile. Mr. Hyde is on the right, holding a corded microphone up to his mouth with his proper right hand. His other hand is held up to his head, which is turned to the right, away from the audience. He wears a light colored suit and dark rimmed glasses. His eyes are closed. Dr. Jeckyll stands to Hyde's left, wearing a dark suit and glasses. He faces out towards the audience, which includes many children.

On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, Feelin' It / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1980s
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, American, 1980 - 1987
• Subject of: Dr. Jeckyll, American, born 1960
• Subject of: Mr. Hyde, American
• 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 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.34
• 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.