Eric Sadler: Museum Object and Cultural History
Eric Sadler: Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Eric Sadler, American, born 1961.
The object in the museum catalogue
Sadler is pictured leaning against the back of a stage set up outdoors. He wears a white t-shirt tucked into a pair of jeans. His proper left side leans against the stage, both arms resting on the top of the stage, his hands folded loosely together. He looks directly into the camera. On the stage is a stack of music equipment, several cables and wires, and a large case full of records with a sticker reading [WNBC] and another reading [I (heart) GIACOBAZZI]. There is also a person on stage, bending over, back to the camera. On the other side of Sadler is the trailer hitch for the stage set up on a post and cement blocks on gravel. A bricked sidewalk, a truck and trees are visible in the background.
On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Eric Sadler / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: early 1980s
- Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Eric Sadler, American, born 1961
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 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: 2015.132.35
- 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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